Javascript / Client Side Development :: STARTING NOTEPAD.exe from WEBPAGE


	STARTING NOTEPAD.exe from WEBPAGE I have a webpage that is on my local machine. The page will open NOTEPAD.exe on the local machine. My intentions is to have a JAVAscript and a form. It seems that I have some code problems: Can anyone help? The code is listed below: <HTML> <HEAD> <SCRIPT type="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> function executeCommands(inputparms) { // Instantiate the Shell object and invoke its execute method. var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application"); var commandtoRun = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Notepad.exe"; if (inputparms != "") { var commandParms = document.Form1.filename.value; } // Invoke the execute method. oShell.ShellExecute(commandtoRun, commandParms, "", "open", "1"); } </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <FORM name="Form1"> <CENTER> <BR><BR> <H1>Execute PC Commands From HTML </H1> <BR><BR> <File Name to Open:> <Input type="text" name="filename" size="20"/> <BR><BR> <input type="Button" name="Button1" value="Run Notepad.exe" onClick="executeCommands()" /> <BR><BR> <input type="Button" name="Button2" value="Run Notepad.exe with Parameters" onClick="executeCommands(' + hasPARMS + ')" /> </CENTER> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML> - Hide quoted text - kevin.a.swee@gmail.com wrote: > I have a webpage that is on my local machine. > The page will open NOTEPAD.exe on the local machine. > My intentions is to have a JAVAscript and a form. It seems that I > have some code problems: > Can anyone help? > The code is listed below: > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <SCRIPT type="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> > function executeCommands(inputparms) > { > // Instantiate the Shell object and invoke its execute method. > var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application"); > var commandtoRun = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Notepad.exe"; > if (inputparms != "") > { > var commandParms = document.Form1.filename.value; > } > // Invoke the execute method. > oShell.ShellExecute(commandtoRun, commandParms, "", "open", "1"); > } > </SCRIPT> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > <FORM name="Form1"> > <CENTER> > <BR><BR> > <H1>Execute PC Commands From HTML </H1> > <BR><BR> > <File Name to Open:> <Input type="text" name="filename" size="20"/> > <BR><BR> > <input type="Button" name="Button1" value="Run Notepad.exe" > onClick="executeCommands()" /> > <BR><BR> > <input type="Button" name="Button2" value="Run Notepad.exe with > Parameters" onClick="executeCommands(' + hasPARMS + ')" /> > </CENTER> > </FORM> > </BODY> > </HTML> There are a few things wrong. However, I don't play Internet Explorer. And as much as I hate to post this link (only because it is not viewable via the web), here it is: VK wrote a minimalistic "application launcher." Hence "al." http://www.geocities.com/schools_ring/al.zip Download that and view the HTML document within to get an idea of where your code is going bonkers. -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. On Apr 23, 10:57 pm, -Lost <maventheextrawo@techie.com> wrote: - Hide quoted text - > kevin.a.swee@gmail.com wrote: > > I have a webpage that is on my local machine. > > The page will open NOTEPAD.exe on the local machine. > > My intentions is to have a JAVAscript and a form. It seems that I > > have some code problems: > > Can anyone help? > > The code is listed below: > > <HTML> > > <HEAD> > > <SCRIPT type="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> > > function executeCommands(inputparms) > > { > > // Instantiate the Shell object and invoke its execute method. > > var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application"); > > var commandtoRun = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Notepad.exe"; > > if (inputparms != "") > > { > > var commandParms = document.Form1.filename.value; > > } > > // Invoke the execute method. > > oShell.ShellExecute(commandtoRun, commandParms, "", "open", "1"); > > } > > </SCRIPT> > > </HEAD> > > <BODY> > > <FORM name="Form1"> > > <CENTER> > > <BR><BR> > > <H1>Execute PC Commands From HTML </H1> > > <BR><BR> > > <File Name to Open:> <Input type="text" name="filename" size="20"/> > > <BR><BR> > > <input type="Button" name="Button1" value="Run Notepad.exe" > > onClick="executeCommands()" /> > > <BR><BR> > > <input type="Button" name="Button2" value="Run Notepad.exe with > > Parameters" onClick="executeCommands(' + hasPARMS + ')" /> > > </CENTER> > > </FORM> > > </BODY> > > </HTML> > There are a few things wrong. However, I don't play Internet Explorer. > And as much as I hate to post this link (only because it is not viewable > via the web), here it is: > VK wrote a minimalistic "application launcher." Hence "al." > http://www.geocities.com/schools_ring/al.zip > Download that and view the HTML document within to get an idea of where > your code is going bonkers. > -- > -Lost > Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am > kidding. No I am not. This script works like a charm in Mozilla only, I know by you note you don't play in IE, but is it possible to get it to work in IE as well? kevin On Apr 24, 6:17 pm, kevin.a.swee@gmail.com wrote: his script works like a charm in Mozilla only, I know by you note > you don't play in IE, but is it possible to get it to work in IE as > well? If you are talking about http://www.geocities.com/schools_ring/al.zip then it works for any browser supporting XPCOM or WShell over ActiveX hence any Gecko-based browser and IE>=4 (that includes Firefox, IE6, IE7) Obviously it requires security settings down to low - at the very least "Ask before launching unsigned components". If current settings are "Never launch unsigned components" then this script will be silently disregarded, this is what is happening on your IE. My script is targeted to specific intranet solutions with controllable security environment. For the default Internet security environment it is pretty much useless. For the latter case you need a full standing XPCOM/ActiveX module signed by a valid security certificate in order to trig security permission dialog client-side.