Thanks guys for the help. I will test it monday when I get to work. Andy
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [ASP] Calling an .EXE File from an ASP Page > 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] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/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/
