Run Remote App from Web Page

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I need to be able to start an application on a client machine from a web
page. I am in a controlled corporate environment so modifying browser
security settings is not the issue although I am hoping to be able to use the
Trusted Sites section of IE's security settings. I am hoping to avoid using
ActiveX if possible. In detail, the web page needs to build a command line
that launches the remote application passing it command line parameters. Is
this possible to do with JavaScript or maybe even Silverlight? I have
explained the issues with this to my business users, but they are adamant
this functionality exist...
 
I need to be able to start an application on a client machine from a web
page.  I am in a controlled corporate environment so modifying browser
security settings is not the issue although I am hoping to be able to usethe
Trusted Sites section of IE's security settings.  I am hoping to avoid using
ActiveX if possible.  In detail, the web page needs to build a command line
that launches the remote application passing it command line parameters.  Is
this possible to do with JavaScript or maybe even Silverlight?  I have
explained the issues with this to my business users, but they are adamant
this functionality exist...
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System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() (6 overloads)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.start.aspx

By default, ASP.NET runs its worker process with a weak account.You
will need to grant "run executable" rights to this account.
 
I can't see how that will run an application on the client side.

In the past, I have created a .bat file on the server and linked to it as a
download file. Let them download it and get them to click run instead of
save. Will this be a suitable compromise?

Alternatively, research how some of these trojan horse writers exploit
loopholes in IE, but expect that method to be blocked in the future.
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I need to be able to start an application on a client machine from a web
page. I am in a controlled corporate environment so modifying browser
security settings is not the issue although I am hoping to be able to use
the
Trusted Sites section of IE's security settings. I am hoping to avoid
using
ActiveX if possible. In detail, the web page needs to build a command line
that launches the remote application passing it command line parameters.
Is
this possible to do with JavaScript or maybe even Silverlight? I have
explained the issues with this to my business users, but they are adamant
this functionality exist...
Click to expand...

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() (6 overloads)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.start.aspx

By default, ASP.NET runs its worker process with a weak account.You
will need to grant "run executable" rights to this account.
 
You may achieve this by deploying some small "starter" application by
ClickOnce. It can start anything you want.

Kostya
 
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