[WEB4LIB] launching executables from web browser with NTScript

[Thomas Bennett]

John,

  Nice thought but among other permutations I tried

    <a href="test.prg?[c:\wntipcfg.exe]">test</a>

as a link to the following script:

sub main
print $param_count$ $param[0]$ $param[1]$ $param[2]$ $param[3]$
endsub

The parameter count prints out 0 so it appears nothing gets passed after the
call to the prg file.  Also, if it did work, what would prevent someone from
typing in the location bar (on a win 95/98 PC)

  test.prg?a:\format.exe C:\

or some other destructive executable.


Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Info Galway Library
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 4:34 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] launching executables from web browser with NTScript


Hi,

I wish to thank all who responded to my previous request for help with
launching executables from a web page. As a result of your replies, I have
made considerable progress. I intend to use NTScript.

I would like to tweak the NTScript .prg file in one respect.
This is the script I am using. Clicking on a link calls this script which in
turn launches the specified executable.

sub main
shell "c:\windows\winipcfg.exe"
endsub


Is it possible to pass the executables filename and path to the script as a
parameter when the link is clicked on? The filename and path could be
specified as a querystring (what comes after the ? in an URL) on the
hyperlink but can I get this script to identify the querystring?

If yes, this would mean one .prg file could service all links.


Thanks in advance.

Regards
John Fitzgibbon

Galway Public Library
Island House
Cathedral Square
Galway
Ireland

http://www.galwaylibrary.ie

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