On Wednesday 15 March 2006 15:13, Matt Friedman wrote:
I have a need for user to be able to create a desktop short cut - or icon
that will launch a specific site from there desktop.
You can't. Anything you try is likely to be stopped either be the browser or
anti-spy/virus software or (if you
That is ok for a .NET executable but it won't work from a web app
(unless the user downloads and executes the app).
On 3/15/06, Andy Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or you might be able to use a COM object to do it. Here's a link for doing
it in ASP.
I have a need for user to be able to create a desktop short cut - or icon
that will launch a specific site from there desktop.
I can easily bookmark the page, but what I really what to do is allow the
user to click on an icon or link on a website and that will create the
shortcut on there
Short of installing on the OS level I don't think it's possible to force a
desktop shortcut.
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andy matthews
web developer
ICGLink, Inc.
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From: Matt Friedman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or you might be able to use a COM object to do it. Here's a link for doing
it in ASP.
http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/createshortcutondesktop.html
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andy matthews
web developer
ICGLink, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
615.370.1530 x737
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Well, you'd need to look into writing a small executable (e.g. ActiveX/COM)
for the user to download that would install the icon with the appropriate
Internet shortcut.
Then you have to deal with getting past people's spam/install/popup blockers.
-Original Message-
From: Matt Friedman
This might sound a little ridiculous, but why not have Drag this icon to
your desktop image and put a link to the site you want on it. To name the
file it creates, set the alt attributes of the image tag.
Do you know what the majority of your users has for an OS? Browser?
!k
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