Starting an exe on client side

Is there a way user can start an exe program on his p.c. (say from c:\mydrv\myexe.exe) when hits a button on the browser ?
Any help appreciated.
Mehmet

If you KNOW the file exists, you can link to file:///C:\Program Files\...\blah.exe

Though I'm not sure if that works in other browsers, or if it even works in IE anymore...

Crossposted: http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=43132