Call Local app from ASP.NET

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IntraRELY

Hello,

How do I initiate a local application from the clients web browser. For
example, I click a button and then it opens the program in C:\Program
Files\myApp\myApp.EXE. I would imagine there would be some java script
function to do this.

TIA,

Steve Wofford
 
if this was possible then it would be a real security
issue... imagine a website being able to run format.com?
 
You can do this by using ActiveX controls. Create an ActiveX control
(using VB6, for example) that calls the program, and put it in your
page. When the user opens your page, he will receive a dialog window
asking if he wants to use your control. If he acceppts you control, it
will be free to do whatever you want in the user's computer.
 

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