Starting application on client machine...

[afranka]

Hi,

I would like to have an aspx page that explains a bit about an application and also has a link that actually starts the application for the user (the app should run on the client machine). To make it a tiny bit harder, the application is a network app based on a server, i.e.

\\server\applications\app.exe

All the aspx page has to do is start it up!
Is this possible?

Thanks,
al.

[raf]

every hackers dream ...

I hope it's not possible without the clients interaction or without some sort of login from your app on the clientmachine.

[afranka]

Hmmm, I understand where you're coming from.
In this instance, this is a private intranet where the users are authenticated and are allowed to use the app in question, it would just be nice to be able to mention it on the page and have a quick link...


Regards,
Al.

[raf]

Hmm. I reread you post but i'm not completely clear on wht you try to do.

I don't understand this
(the app should run on the client machine). To make it a tiny bit harder, the application is a network app based on a server
Like i understand it, you have a webpage with a link to a server side scrip and that server side scrip should fire off the app that's stored on the client ?

So why do you need to go over the server? You could point the link to the app on the clients machine no ? Or do you want to distribute the app to the client (if he hits the link), and then run it on the client ?

[intothemiddle]

Afranka,

I just came across your post and read:
", it would just be nice to be able to mention it on the page and have a quick link..."

If all you want is the users to be able to download the EXE then either setup a virtual directory to the folder the file is stored in and link to that: eg http://serverhost/virtualdir/file.exe

then the user can just click that link.
Or the other way if the file is available while browsing through the network manually set a link direct to it in your webpage.

Eg <a href='//Safeway/H/Users/Myfolder/Thisfile.exe' target='_blank'>Open File From Location</a>


Theyre probably the simplest and quickest ways to give users access to EXEs across the intranet.

Other than that you're asking a very suspicious question and probably not going to get much further without either exploiting loops within your localusers settings or by building something quite complex (more so than a HREF link anyways)

Intothemiddle