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  1. 09-07-2006, 04:37 PM #1
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    Exclamation Open Program from HTML Link

    Hi. I would like to put a link in an HTML page that will open up Solitaire (%SystemRoot%\system32\sol.exe). What would the code be?

    Thank You!
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  • 09-07-2006, 10:07 PM #2
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    Hello-
    So far as I know, any link to an executable (.exe) file will result in the browser thinking you want to download it.
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  • 09-08-2006, 03:38 AM #3
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    Quote Originally Posted by fitzal
    Hi. I would like to put a link in an HTML page that will open up Solitaire (%SystemRoot%\system32\sol.exe). What would the code be?

    Thank You!
    You could try
    Code:
    file://%SystemRoot%/system32/sol.exe
    No idea if it'll work, though.
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  • 09-08-2006, 08:05 AM #4
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    [quote=DeadMeatGF]
    Code:
    file://%SystemRoot%/system32/sol.exe
    Nope. No Dice. Thanks, though!
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  • 09-08-2006, 10:34 AM #5
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    Not possible without client side input. For security purposes (duh) the user will get the prompt asking to "save" or "run"

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  • 09-11-2006, 08:54 AM #6
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    Thank You!
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  • 05-03-2010, 09:21 PM #7
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    hey man,

    sure it can be done !

    use a VB script.

    they're easy to write, and you can
    have the script open the program for you,
    and have the script triggered by an HTML link.

    just google for millions of examples.

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  • 05-03-2010, 09:29 PM #8
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    use this in your VBScript

    Code:
    strProgramPath = "C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe"

set objShell = createobject("Wscript.Shell")

objShell.Run strProgramPath
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  • 05-03-2010, 09:54 PM #9
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    or even more simple,

    if you know where the program is on the computer,

    you can use a full URL to the hard-drive.

    like this:

    Code:
    <html>
<head>
<title>Your Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe">Run Ad-Aware Click Here</a>
</body>
</html>
    You will still get the " run or save " window first.
    but you can give instructions on the webpage to " click run "


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  • 05-03-2010, 09:55 PM #10
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    Re: Open Program from HTML Link

    The VBScript will open the program without the " run or save " window.


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