Launching Executables out of Netscape

[Robert J. Joachim]

I recently gave a presentation on this topic at the Computers in Libraries
conference.  (While the focus was launching networked CD-ROMs from a Web
browser, launching apps from a c: drive is the same principle.)

Briefing slides from this presentation are available at:

http://universe.digex.net/~rjoachim/

Rob Joachim

Robert Joachim, Library Systems Analyst
MITRE Corporation, Corporate Information Services
1820 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean, VA  22102  USA
E-mail: rjoachim at mitre.org  Voice: 703-883-7706  FAX: 703-883-1250


>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.
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>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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