Posted by Dylan Sung on 07/12/06 12:37

<dingbat@codesmiths.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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

Funnily enough I do too.

> to be able to invoke it on your computer from my web page ?

Erm, no. I was wanting it for personal use.

>
> 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.
>

Thanks, I really should have done that in the first place.

<note to self: Duh!>

Cheers,
Dyl.

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