ActiveX will do what you need. The user will get a slew of warnings however (unless they've set their security differently).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dowdell, Jason G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2002 11:07 am Subject: RE: Accessing a dll on client machine > The first scenario you described is what we're doing. > ~Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stover, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:28 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Accessing a dll on client machine > > > Please clarify: > > Are you trying to develop a webpage that will access a DLL (such as > C:\cfusion\BIN\cfindex.dll) that is installed on the desktop of > the user > who is browsing the website, access that DLL via the user's > browser, and > finally report that information back to the server? > > Or... > > Are you trying to access a DLL from your CF Server that is > residing on > one of the client's servers? > > > > > Thank you, > > John M Stover II > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dowdell, Jason G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Accessing a dll on client machine > > Hi All, > > I have a client that wants to access a dll on the client's machine via > a web browser and return information from that dll. Does anyone know > if this is possible? > > Thanks, > Jason > > <!--- > Jason Dowdell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 321.799.6845 > IM AES - Web Developer > ---> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
