call of .exe file in HTML page

[saamir]

Can i call a .exe file in any HTML page if yes then what are the tags to do this.

[Manish Malik]

Where do you want to run the EXE file? At the server, or at the client?



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[aio]

I have the same question Manish. let's say one from the server and one from the client?
Thanks in advance. and thanks too for the question Saamir

PS: Right now, I have HREF, and everytime I click the link, it ask if to download file or not, although the file is laready in the client computer.

[Manish Malik]

From the client side, if you try to run any EXE via a link in HREF, Internet Explorer (or any other browser) will ask for user's confirmation or a run/download box. This is for security purposes (otherwise some webpage could fool your friend into running FORMAT.EXE on your Win98 machine).

As for the server, depending upon your server configuration, you can have .EXE's produce output for your next html page (thats how CGIs work with EXEs). Read CGI help for more into this.


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