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Posted by Mauricio Pellegrini on 06/09/05 01:33
First, thanks to all who replied!
and yes I was aware of that kind of security issues and expected no
positive results upon my question.
But I've forgotten about the wsh.
Now I think I would use it in case it is *absolutely* necessary
Thanks again
Mauricio
On Tue, 2005-06-07 at 21:28, Rory Browne wrote:
> Sort of. There are two ways to do this(that I can think of, and
> neither of them are too reliable. Consider this: how would you like if
> any random website, could run any program they liked on your computer?
> This could range from word/excel, to less amicable programs like ones
> that control your speakers/microphone, etc.
>
> Having that said, you can use nsiProcess(in netscape/gecko based
> browsers.), or wsh for MSIE. I'm not sure exactly how to do this. I
> just remember reading some code that needed this. On
> netscape/mozilla/gecko you'll have to tell the script to override the
> security preventing this(the user will be shown a dialog box, asking
> them to confirm this). I'm not sure what the situation is with MSIE,
> but expect to encounter some security issues.
>
> I don't know any examples for nsIProcess off-hand, but you can check
> out the PHUI Code for an example on doing this on MSIE.
>
> On 6/7/05, Mauricio Pellegrini <hrrg-inf@speedy.com.ar> wrote:
> > Hi, sorry if what I am asking makes no sense, but here it goes..
> >
> > Some one has asked me to set a web page from within wich users could
> > launch local applications. Those applications are allready installed in
> > the client PC.
> >
> > The link on the web page would act as a simple link to start the
> > application.
> >
> > This page would be something that resembles the windows desktop with all
> > its links on it.
> >
> > My question is would it be possible to start in example word or excel
> > from a link in a web page?
> >
> > Thanks for your answers
> > Mauricio
> >
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