Web Development
Does anybody know a simple way to start an application such as an exe or multimedia file from a html link, without been given the option of saving to disk etc.
I have heard of java scripts that will do this however I have not come across any.
Thanks much.
by bigdog
by read
Try something like the following (see script below).
Keep in mind that IE and other browsers will prompt the user for permission to substantiate the ActiveX control. You can get around this if this is for users on a corporate network by getting them to either click "yes" every time they launch it, or by changing the security settings in their browser (in IE this is Tools.Internet Options.Security).
Following is a JScript example. You could code this with VBScript if you prefer.
Run EXE Test
Run Calculator
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by jamie
If you run the above script in the context of an HTA, or HyperText Application, you can get around the constant "clicking yes" problem described above. Further, you can save files to the hard drive, and do anything else you'd be able to do from an "installed" application. Here is more info...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/hta/overview/htaoverview.asp
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