Thanks Dave, although I don't quite follow. So can I program our CF application to work with a specific local application? If so do you have any recommendations?
Thanks, Richard > > We have created an online database program. I have a requirement for > a user to store links to files > > contained on their local machines, then at the click of a button it > will open the file. > > > > If we were to store these files on our server I know we could use > cfheader and cfcontent to open the > > file. However, seeing as the files are stored on their local > machines how can I achieve this? > > > > I have read this is not possible. There MUST be a way of ding it > though! > > You'll need local applications to manipulate local files. This is not > possible with a CF web application by itself. Those local > applications > will need to be downloaded and installed by the user, but they can > otherwise be very lightweight - for example, Java applets. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > 1-202-527-9569 > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359191 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
