RE: Adding ACS HOD shortcuts to Windows taskbar

["Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Issue resolved, below is what solved the problem.
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Paul

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Subject: RE: Adding ACS HOD shortcuts to Windows taskbar

When I did this, I opened an ACS session.  While it was open, I right clicked on the ACS icon in my taskbar and click "pin to taskbar".  From there, I drug the .hod icon onto the ACS button in my taskbar and it automatically pinned it.  You might have to right click the .hod and tell Windows how to open it.  I don't remember if .hod is automatically linked to ACS during install or not.

On another note, since you said you were running from a central deployment...If you are running in house (not via VPN connection), this is not a bad idea because it keeps everyone at the same level.  However, I have found this to be slow for starting sessions when connected via VPN.  I know at a minimum, it reaches across the VPN for the program/jar files, etc. when you first start a session.  I've never tested what happens for additional sessions so I don't know if it pulls it all across the VPN again for subsequent sessions while the first one is still active or if it uses what it has.  I am pretty sure it reaches back across the VPN if you close all of the active sessions and then start up a new one.  Also, if you are hot spot connected, this will eat chunks of data.  Depending on the plan, this could become painful.

Just my thoughts.

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Subject: RE: Adding ACS HOD shortcuts to Windows taskbar

I have shortcuts for each my HOD sessions, but the pin to task bar option doesn't exist for these..
Below is one my shortcuts.
Target - C:\Users\Public\Documents\ACS\IBM\iAccessClient\Emulator\GS05.hod
Start in - C:\Users\Public\Documents\ACS\IBM\iAccessClient\Emulator

We run ACS from a central deployment, not sure if that matters.

I also have a shortcut for ACS acslaunch_win-64.exe , that does have a pin to task bar, but this is not what is needed.
Target -
\\vmpsiacsapp01\ibm_acs_full$\Current\Start_Programs\Windows_x86-64\acslaunc
h_win-64.exe
Start in -
\\vmpsiacsapp01\ibm_acs_full$\Current\Start_Programs\Windows_x86-64

Paul

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Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 4:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Adding ACS HOD shortcuts to Windows taskbar

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Windows needs a short cut to add it to the task bar or menu.  So you need to create a short cut from the base .EXE then modify it to add the proper string parameters like this, C:\IBM\ACS\Start_Programs\Windows_i386-32\acslaunch_5250.exe
C:\users\xxx.xxx\IBM\iAccessClient\Emulator\All_My_Sessions.bchx

I use separate .EXEs for basic ACS, 5250 and SQL because on occasion, I have witnessed my environments freezing when another plugin was using too many of the resources for the JAVA stack that is created when started.  It's simple to do and does not take a lot of object space but you should have enough system memory.

Once the short cut is created you can added it or pin it to the task bar.


-Matt

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