Posted by Andy Dingley on 07/12/06 11:31

Dylan Sung wrote:
> I have an executable file I created to extract data from text file, but I'd
> like to invoke it from a HTML interface.

I have an executable file that re-formats your disk. Would you like me
to be able to invoke it on your computer from my web page ?

No? Then this is why HTML in general doesn't have the access rights
to go around invoking executables.


> Can anyone tell me how this is done
> using HTML code? If not, can it be done using a simple java script ?

If you're using a local HTML page, which probably needs to be loaded
from disk and not a server (for most modern browsers) then you should
be able to do this. Just use
<a href="file://...." >My program</a>
and replace "..." with the path to your programe executable file,
including the .exe extension.

Practice this first with a nice simple JPG file.

A lot depends on what browser you use and how paranoid it is.

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