Opening Up Another Browser as an Information Space when User Logs In

When the user logs in, I want to open up another browser to be used as an information space. This space will be used to post bulletins and information for all of the users. More than can fit neatly on a news ticker, or so I've been told. I'm not even sure where to start. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.Thanks,Jeffjeff_radke@tds.com

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Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))

Hi Jeff.Interesting problem.A user can enter livelink at any point by using a URL. This means that the first page they load might be the default (Personal/Enterprise workspace) by invoking Livelink with no parameters, or they may enter by clicking a URL in an emailed change agents report, or clicking a bookmark for a project/folder/discussion, etc...The LL request handler looks for it's login cookie and if there isn't one redirects the user to the login page, setting nextURL to the page the user originally requested. When you login, the cookie gets set & the browser redirected.Off the top of my head an approach to solving this might be to have an additional value set in the cookie which acts as a flag. Then in each of the WebLingo files that create the header for a livelink page you test for the flag being set.If the flag is not set, then do nothing (i.e. normal behaviour) otherwise insert the HTML/javascript code to popup your information window and clear the flag. The information window can be a page in Livelink since we know the user is logged in.This approach might be overcomplicated, and I guess it could be quite a lot of work if you want to cover all your bases.Food for thought?Best regards/matt.

Application_Services_FUJITSU_(fuji_ware05_-_(delet

I don't think it's a good idea to link this feature to the login process... WHat if the user was logged in but he closed (by accident or not) the other window? He must have a possibility to re-open it, isn't it?A possible solution is to open the window (if not open yet) each time when accessing the enterpise ws (just an example).Then you could use the customview-principle. Did you know that when you add file called 'customview.html' this file is interpreted as a html file and the contents are inserted. Give it a try....Your problem could be solved then by inserting a (hidden) 'customview.html' containing javascript code to open a new window and launching a specified url showing the info in the window....Let me know if it doesn't work..mailto:jraedemaeker@switch.be

Liz_Connors_(sunvalleyfoodadmin_-_(deleted))

The last reply about using a JS popup window is probably the quickest and easiest to implement for you and does not require the builder.You simply bury a call to create a new window in the enterprise Customview.html

Helen_Wai_(KMLUser3_(Delete)_2274789)

I am also trying to do what being recommended here, but it doesn't work. Any one could successfully make it ??P.S. the customview.html file does not automatically trigger the popup window. Only after I open the customview.html the popup comes out.Helen Wai

Magnus_Salgo_(IDNordicAdmin_(Delete)_2300172)

Sample with popup