[WEB4LIB] Re: Internet Explorer / Public Web Browser

[Caleb Tucker-Raymond]

Zoinks!

Does this work for any file extension called from any application? ie
Netscape?

ctr

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Brad Thomas wrote:

> Dear Bert
> 
> I had the same trouble when writing Ingenieum's Application Launcher.
> Try this registry export that I made for our Application Launcher.
> The important thing here is the EditFlags: hex:00,00,03,00
> 
> I'm sure it is the presence of this that stops the dialog box from appearing
> in IE
> The \shell\open\command line should be replaced with whatever the name of
> the launch plug-in is for WebCD.
> (I don't actually have the webcd plug-in - so these entries are all
> theoretical - I simply changed the existing Ingenieum Application Launcher
> entries from its extension to cds)
> 
> ==========Start on the next line==========
> REGEDIT4
> 
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cds]
> @="cds_auto_file"
> 
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cds_auto_file]
> "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,03,00
> 
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cds_auto_file\shell]
> 
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cds_auto_file\shell\open]
> 
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cds_auto_file\shell\open\command]
> @="\"D:\\Program Files\\WebCD\\WebCDRun.exe\" %1"
> ==========Finish on the previous line==========
> 
> (This last line should be edited to reflect the path of the WebCD plug-in
> executable)
> 
> Put these lines into Notepad and save it to disk - give the filename a .reg
> extension, ie webcd.reg, then double click it in explorer and this
> information will be merged in the registry. (Check to see you have an
> existing .cds entry before you do though, otherwise this will overwrite it)
> 
> 
> If a .cds entry does exist in the registry, perhaps then all you need is the
> EditFlags key to prevent IE from popping up the dialog box.
> 
> See how you go.
> 
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> Brad Thomas
> IT Director
> Braddon Computing Services
> enquiries at braddoncs.com.au
> Creators of Ingenieum
> www.ingenieum.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bert Coenen" <Bert.Coenen at law.kuleuven.ac.be>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 1:17 AM
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Internet Explorer / Public Web Browser
> 
> 
> > Dear all,
> >
> > does anyone know of a way to disable IE's download confirmation box when t
> he
> > always ask... check box is greyed out?
> > The problem is this: we use a plug-in (webcd) to allow patrons to start up
> > local databases from our web-pages, in Netscape I simply switched off the
> > always ask... check box and that was that, in Internet explorer it's not
> that
> > easy. Apparently IE does not allow the confirmation dialog to be bypassed
> for
> > files that run programs or commands (such as exe's, bat's and com's -the
> > extension of our files is .cds). I've tried editing the file association
> > settings in Windows, but that didn't work either. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Bert Coenen
> > Bibliotheek Rechtsgeleerdheid
> > Tiensestraat 41
> > 3000 Leuven
> >
> > 016/325242
> > bert.coenen at law.kuleuven.ac.be
> 
>