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ListView DblClick, "ObjectIndex=1;\;ItemText=Internet Explorer",

"Coords=20,30"

Window SetContext, "Caption=IBM Intranet - Microsoft Internet Explorer", ""

ComboEditBox Click, "ObjectIndex=2", "Coords=61,5"

InputKeys "http://9.3.4.230:9082/tmtpUI{ENTER}"

InputKeys "root{TAB}^+{LEFT}"

' use the un-encrypted password retrieved from the encrypted file.

InputKeys strPasswd

PushButton Click, "HTMLText=Log On"

Toolbar Click, "ObjectIndex=4;\;ItemID=32768", "Coords=20,5"

PopupMenuSelect "Close"

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Rational Robot screen locking solution

Some users of TMTP have expressed a desire to be able to lock the screen while

the Rational Robot is playing. The best and most secure solution to this problem

is to lock the endpoint running simulations in a secure cabinet. There is no easy

alternative solution, as the Rational Robot requires access to the screen context

while it is playing back. During the writing of this redbook, we attempted a

number of mechanisms to achieve this result, including use of Windows XP

Switch User functionality, without success. The following Terminal Server

solution implemented at one IBM customer site was suggested to us. We were

unable to verify it ourselves, but we considered it useful information to provide as

a potential solution to this problem.

This solution relies on the use of Windows Terminal Server, which is shipped

with the Windows 2000 Server. When a user runs an application on Terminal

Server, the application execution takes place on the server, and only the

keyboard, mouse, and display information is transmitted over the network. This

solution relies on running a Terminal Server Session back to the same machine

and running the Rational Robot within the Terminal Server session. This allows

the screen to be locked and the simulation to continue running.

1. Ensure that the Windows Terminal Server component is installed. If it is not, it

can be obtained from the Windows 2000 Server installation CD from the Add

On components dialog box (see Figure B-20 on page 469).

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Figure B-20 Terminal Server Add-On Component

As the Terminal Server session will be back on the local machine, there is no

reason to install the Terminal Server Licensing feature. Due to this fact, you

should also select the Remote Administration mode option during Terminal

Server install.

After the Terminal Server component is installed, you will need to reboot your

machine.

2. Install the Terminal Server client on the local machine. The Terminal Server

install provides a facility to create client installation diskettes. This same

source can be used to install the Terminal Server client locally (Figure B-21

on page 470) by running the setup.exe (the path to this setup.exe is, by

default, c:\winnt\system32\clients\tsclient\win32\disks\disk1).

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Figure B-21 Setup for Terminal Server client

3. Once you have installed the client, you may start a client session from the

appropriate menu option. You will be presented with the dialog shown in

Figure B-22 on page 471. From this dialog, you should select the local

machine as the server you wish to connect to.

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Figure B-22 Terminal Client Connection Dialog

4. Once you have connected, you will be presented with a standard Windows

2000 logon screen for the local machine within your client session. Log on as

normal.

5. Now you can run your Rational Robot scripts using whichever method you

would normally do this, with the exception of via GenWin. You may now lock

the host screen and the Rational Robot will continue to run in the client

session.

Note: It is useful to set the resolution to one lower than that used by the

workstation you are connecting from. This allows the full Terminal Client

session to be seen from the workstation screen.

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