Simple script for executable file? Is there such a beast?

[Carl Todd]

I have had success launching programs from a web page while running 
Netscape (on Windows 95).  I simply associate the executable file 
with a new file extension then create a file with that extension and 
create a web page with a link to that file.  Programs have run fine 
for me.  This would be pretty easy to impliment on a stand-alone PC 
but a bit trickier to do across a network.  If all the networked 
PC's were set up the same way, I suppose you could create a file to 
update all the registries (a "*.reg" file) -- search the registry 
for the new file extension and you'll see the changes that need to 
be updated on each PC.

Here's an example:  
1.  in Netscape's preferences, select the "applications" section and 
add a new "type" and give the file extension something obscure like 
"zq1" and choose the desired application to run when that file is 
loaded.
2. create a web page with a link to somefile.zq1
3. click the link and the program runs.

--Carl Todd
  Reference Librarian
  Westfield State College

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Iezzi <tiezzi at csl.com.au>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 6:12 PM
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Simple script for executable file? Is there such a beast?
> 
> 
> >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
> >
> 
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