[WEB4LIB] launching executables within a browser

[Bob Jones]

You may want to look at Envisionware's Launch Command:
http://www.envisionware.com/launch/index.htm The piece on your local PC is
a web browser plug-in.  The executables are on your local server, so those
users without the plug-in and/or the network access will not be able to
reach the applications. It runs from URLs on your web pages.  We've been
using it for years to run CD-ROM apps, but it can run any compatible
executable.  Each service you want to run has its own definition file.


Bob Jones

Robert P. Jones, M.S.L.S.
Head, Library Public Services & Library Systems
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
University of North Florida
Library - Building 12
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South
P.O. Box 17605
Jacksonville, FL   32245-7605
bjones at unf.edu     Telephone 904-620-2552  FAX 904-620-2719

On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Info Galway Library wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On our public internet access computers, we would like the public to be able
> to launch specified executables using the Internet Explorer 5x browser. Is
> there a utility or plug in that will allow us to do this and that will not
> compromise security? We use policy editor to specify what programs can be
> run on these computers so the public constructing their own webpage to
> launch undesirable programs should not be an issue, I hope.
>
> Alternatively, is there a utility that will allow us to construct our own
> customisable desktop from which applications can be launched and which is
> secure?
>
> I would appreciate any help.
>
> Regards
> John Fitzgibbon
>
> Galway Public Library
> Island House
> Cathedral Square
> Galway
> Ireland
>
> http://www.galwaylibrary.ie
>
> Phone: 00 353 91 562471
> Fax: 00 353 91 565039
>
>
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