To help fill in the "Program path" field, you can click
on the next to the field
to find the webcam software's path.
To help fill in the "Window caption" field, you can click
on the next to the field.
Just run your webcam's software and grag the
and release it on top of the webcam's title bar, it will fill in the field
for you. If your webcam software's window doesn't have a title bar, type in
the exact words that are on it's task bar button at the bottom
of the screen.
Added the "Argument" checkbox to the config dialog. There
is no longer a need to edit "SimpleServer.ini" manually.
Added support for running ".vbs" files and basically any file
that runs when you double click it.
I've used booruWebCam . All it does is upload your webcam image
at set intervals. Get it at: http://www.booru.net/.
Use what came with your webcam, but I would still recommend booruWebCam
if you need the webcam software to upload the image to your remotely hosted
webasite. It's simple to use and does the job well.
If you want to serve the webcam image from your home computer, I use and
recommend WebCam2000. It's open source and you can download it and
the VC++ source code at: http://www.jimbug.org/downloads/download.htm#webcam2000.
Download a webcam program from one of the many download websites.
I can start the webcam, but it won't close, even
when I press the "Stop Now" button. How can I fix this?
First, make sure the webcam hasn't minimized to the system tray, the rectangular
area where your clock is displayed. Some webcams do this when you try to
close them. If this is the case, you could use another webcam software package,
or write a ".vbs" script to start and stop the webcam.
Then set SimpleServer to launch your ".vbs" script. Take
a look at the batch file page for information on
how to do this.
If it didn't minimize to the system tray, you probably don't have the
window caption correct. Go to SimpleServer's config dialog box and use its
window caption grabber,
or type in the webcam's full window title line, or type in the exact words
on the webcam's task bar button.
I don't want to run a webcam, but I am interested
in controlling my computer in other ways.
I would like to use this to control multiple programs
on my computer. How do I do this?
You could have SimpleServer run a batch file. Take a look at the batch
file page.
You could run multiple instances of SimpleServer listening on different
ports. Make a copy of the SimpleServer folder and paste it to another
location. Then edit the copy's config dialog box or it's "SimpleServer.ini"
file. Make sure it's listening on a different port than the other SimpleServer.
I am using a router. What do I need to know?
Make sure you set the router to forward TCP connections for the port
SimpleServer is listening on to the IP address of the computer running
SimpleServer.
I am behind a firewall. What do I need to know?
Set your firewall software to allow SimpleServer access to the Internet.
How do I make a web page communicate with SimpleServer?
next to the field
to find the webcam software's path.
next to the field.
Just run your webcam's software and grag the 
