Can't start Access DB thru local intranet

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I'm hope this is a simple fix, I setting up a local intranet website with FP
and I am making a hyperlink to a Access DB "*.mdb" When you click on the
hyperlink it returns a download dialog box, but when you go to the local file
thru Win explorer the program launches just fine, What am I doing wrong?
any suggestions?
 
If I understand it, you aren't actually doing anything wrong. Most browsers
will always try to see if you want to download a file or run it. This was
done to avoid a lot of viruses and nasty scripts from getting automatically
executed without the user knowing what was going on. Since an Access DB is
not what is known as an Active Document (basically a document whose
application can be an embedded COM object such as Word or Excel) it can't
open it within the browser so it must offer the run dialog.
 
Ok I understand this, But when I get the download dialog I select "open" then
and get the logon password dialog. Which is what I want. I enter the
password and Access starts"splash screen" then I'm prompted for another
"logon password dialog" again (2 times total). Is the a way to skip over the
"download dialog" with maybe a script or something and a way to have the
"logon password dialog" prompt me once. Any help whould be appriecated.
 
Suggest you post this question to the Access and/or IE newsgroups, as it is not FP related.

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