I've just tested a few application calls from hrefs without trouble (IE6). However, an href of "\\server\app.exe" looks wrong. I'd expect to see href="\\server\shareName\app.exe".
I.e. you don't expose files from a machine onto the local network - you expose shares. These are directories which will then contain files. You can do the same thing using a URL - e.g. href="//server/app.exe" if the application lives in your server's home page directory. Or simply href="app.exe" for relative addressing. BTW when I did it, it gave me the normal open/save popup. This may be able to be removed (for all exe's not just yours) for each browser, but would seem extremely unsafe. It's also possible that attempts to run an exe from a browser might be blocked by security settings or firewalls or spam filters. Dave S ----- Original Message ----- From: Kim and Andy Mills To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [ASP] Calling an .EXE File from an ASP Page Shawn: We would like the application to actually run when the link is clicked. The .EXE file is on a different server, and we were using a path such as <A HREF = "\\server\app.exe">App Name</A>. The application is to be ran on the client machine (the one running the .ASP page). We are positive that all dependencies are installed on each client. Thanks for the help Andy ----- Original Message ----- > > In what sense would you like it to 'work'? Is the EXE on the server? > Is it on the client? What is the path (pseudopath is fine)? Is the > application intended to run on the server or the client? If the app is > designed to run on the client, are you sure it has all necessary > dependencies installed on each client? > > Regards, > > Shawn K. Hall > http://ReliableAnswers.com/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 9/07/04 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/17folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages --------------------------------------------------------------------- Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
