sending popup message via AutoCAD?

[windowsxp5]

Hi FrnDZ..
Is there any way sending popup message to another workstation (windows network) via AutoCAD?.
Any lips or vba?

Thanks in Advance..

[architech]

It can be done ... Use "SHELL".

Or go to the DOS prompt.
(Go to "START" > "RUN" > type CMD & the enter key)

At the DOS prompt from either location as descrbed above .... type ...


NET SEND "computer name" "your message"
> Enter key

NOTE:
Quotation marks are not needed.

Hope that helps.

By the way, your admin can setup MS Messenger (for free) on all your machines and you all can "instant message" each other. :mrgreen:

[architech]

One more thing .....
"Instant messages" from MS Messenger can be traced and watched by the admin.

"NET SEND" messenges can't be traced or watched by the admin.
Well at not least with out special DOS program. But then again what current admin does know DOS that well anymore????


Good luck .....
Hackers unite .. :mrgreen:


PS
I just edited my posts here .....
There's a space between NET & SEND .... sorry for any confusion.


More info here ...
http://www.cezeo.com/products/netsend/

[architech]

Hey ... this works. :mrgreen:
Have you tried this yet ....?

[windowsxp5]

yes..archi...net send works...
Yep, using the windows command Net Send you can. You will need to make a shell command to do this, which can be done through the command alias editor.

Go to the Command Alias Editor, and then click on the Shell commands tab. Create a new command, and give it a name, which will be your command line entry. You will be sending this message just to one other computer on the network, so this name should be the computer's name, or maybe the name of the person you are sending to. In the command box, type:

Net Send Computername (replace computername with the actual network name of the computer to send to)

In the prompt box, type:

Message: (or whatever prompt you want to see at the command line)

Then click ok, to get out of all dialog boxes. You will be prompted to save changes, accept.

Now, in AutoCAD, type the new command, then you will see "Message:" at the command line, type your message and hit Enter. Your message will be sent to the computer specified.

So now, you can set up several of these. Have all of your friends names as commands. Type Joe to send a message to Joe, Jane to send a message to Jane, etc....

[wardyboi]

great ideas... thanks ppl.. this was a very helpful thread