Hi Thadeus,
Thadeus Burgess wrote:
> There is no way for the browser to launch programs on the clients
> computer, this would be an inherit security vulnerability which is why
> browsers do not allow websites to do this.
>
> The only way is like a firefox plugin that performs this... but not
> everyone uses firefox.
>
> I only use the web2py admin application for 2 things.... viewing error
> tickets... and installing apps/plugins that I try out that others post
> here.
>
True up to a point - but a MIME type can be defined which allows the
browser to call a local program, just as it might e.g. open a PDF reader.
This is how ZopeEdit works: -
http://plope.com/software/ExternalEditor
...which is explained in the readme: -
http://plope.com/software/ExternalEditor/README.txt
...and is a mechanism which could be adapted (by someone cleverer than
me...) for Web2py.
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PhilK
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