Mike, I still don't understand how running a exe on the server where no user will be able to see anything will help? If you execute the file on the webserver (which cfexecute or the Java alternative will do) who will see the result/presentation. Certainly no one from the "outside". So unless you're sitting in front of the webserver, you wont see anything that exe might produce.
Cheers, Max On 9/28/07, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They have a quite confusing customising flash gizmo that lets > customers specify a lot of options and see what the finished product > is goign to be like before the order is committed. the exe file in > question is to demonstrate how to use this gizmo properly. (lets not > go towards asking whether it might be better to redesign the gizmo > instead so a demo isnt needed! Been there. Seen the movie. Didn't > like it!!) > > So the client proudly said "here Mike. Just put this demo.exe up on > the site for us and the indent section of the site's completed.". > Ok . "just" put it up on the site. > > Now I have to figure out the best way to get it working. > > > I dont really want to run it on the client machine because it's 12MB. > thats a long time to download before anything happens on the user's > screen, but if that's the only practical way to do it, I'll have to > do that. > > I didnt know you could run exe files using java even if they're > blocked in other ways. Worth checking out. Thanks Max. > > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > > On 9/28/07, Maximilian Nyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do they have CreateObject-Java also disabled? > > Otherwise you could execute using Java (java.lang.Runtime.exec). > > > > But I don't think I quite understand what you want to do though. > > You want to run a presentation exe file on the hosted webserver? > > Who will see that if it's running on the webserver? Don't you want to > > run it at the client machine? > > > > Anyway, if CreateObject Java is enabled, you could execute stuff on the > > server. > > > > /Max ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:289711 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
