[WEB4LIB] Simple script for executable file? Is there such a beast?

[mike]

Hi!

Think you might be looking in the wrong direction with VBcript and JavaScript.
Look into using Active X controls. Active X is pretty slick, but it's
Microsoft's, it is fully integrated into IE, and the plug in for Netscape is
not free. Netscape 5 is suppose to offer some support for Active X.

Try http://www.microsoft.com/com/activex.asp for additional info.

Mike Nyerges
http://www.canandaigua.k12.ny.us/academy/library/

Tony Iezzi wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for help in working out how to write a script that accesses a
> program on a stand alone computer. The script must work from inside a web
> page and must activate the programs executable file. Eventually we will be
> putting all of this onto a corporate web site, but for now stand alone is
> fine.
>
> I'm using Frontpage 98 and manual, and there's much explanation about
> JavaScript and VBScript to do all sorts of fancy things on a web site, but
> nothing about running a program. Maybe I'm missing something here.....
>
> I would be forever grateful if anyone can explain it to me in English.
>
> Thankyou in advance,
>
> Tony Iezzi
> CSL Research librarian