Launching Executables out of Netscape

[Shane White]

I pulled this from the  archive:

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On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, Peter C. Gorman wrote:

> >Is it possible to write an HTML link in a document that will invoke a
> >program other than the web browser through which the link is chosen?
> 
> I have written a quick guide for how to do just that, at:
> 
> "Launching CD-ROM or other applications from a Web browser"
> http://www.library.wisc.edu/help/tech/launch_info.html

All is explained at the URL above.  We have experimented with the launch
software (w3launch) descibed, and it works fine with Netscape 2.0 under
Windows95.   We pan to use it to launch client software to search our Ovid
and ERL databses, and start telnet sessions with login scripts.

Shane

At 11:24 12/03/96 -0800, David P Atkins wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>Anyone with any experience launching executables out of Netscape?  I've 
>worked on the Helper Preferences, setting exe/bin's to launch but the 
>browser still wants to save.
>
>What I was testing is whether or not I can launch an exe off my c:\ drive 
>out of Netscape (Open Local File).  I figured a personal web page workspace 
>would be alot more useful if I could use it to launch a few of my pet 
>app's without toggling back & forth in Windows.
>
>Thanks,
>David
>
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>David P. Atkins
>Electronic Reference Services Librarian   
>Middleton Library                    email:  notdpa at unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
>Louisiana State University                     voice:   (504) 388-6823 
>Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3300                      fax:    (504) 388-6825 
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