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Inspiring
July 24, 2006
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Start local program

  • July 24, 2006
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Can I have a link on my web page that will start a local program on the
workstation. I want the user to be able to start "Picasa" photo software
from a web link. This is in an admin section of the site, not for public
use.


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Inspiring
July 25, 2006
If you know precisely where their link is on their computer, can't you link
to a shortcut (which I don't think is an *.exe but a *.lnk?)

I could be wrong, been a long time since I tried anythign like that.

Jon
"KP" <kpollard@sitecreators.com> wrote in message
news:ea3iqp$4k0$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Can I have a link on my web page that will start a local program on the
> workstation. I want the user to be able to start "Picasa" photo software
> from a web link. This is in an admin section of the site, not for public
> use.
>


Inspiring
July 25, 2006
Without turning down security to a very dangerous level you can't fire an
exe file from a webpage so the answer is no.


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"KP" <kpollard@sitecreators.com> wrote in message
news:ea3iqp$4k0$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Can I have a link on my web page that will start a local program on the
> workstation. I want the user to be able to start "Picasa" photo software
> from a web link. This is in an admin section of the site, not for public
> use.
>