How to Open Web Browser on Clients Computer?

[xonlyme]

Hello,

I am running a server and client in Java, I have the server located on my dedi at home and I give the client to users so they can connect to the server. I am trying to add in where they can type in a command such as /web into the client and have a web browser open up on their computer. However, I got the getUrl code located on the server and when ever someone types in /web, it opens up the web broswer on my server's dedi instead of their own system, how would I go about fixing this? I am really stumped on this one. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

P.S I could add this into the client and it would work, but then that gives them access to certain things I want to keep private which is why I'm trying to have it load from the server to the clients computer. As the server is on a protected network.

[Markus]

The server doesn't have control over the client's machine. Simply add some functionality to the client-code that opens the browser. I do not see how this would be a security issue.

Mark.

[arty]

pretty sure it's possible:

client computer -----------sends a command---------> server----->server opens software thru command prompt.
start checking google :

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=open+a+command+prompt+with+java&aq=f&aql=&aqi=&oq=open+a+command+prompt+with+java&fp=b2a3728cd5e823f6

then you would need to pass an argument at the prompt to call the browser.

[Markus]

As noted before: that would create a browser instance on the server. In order for the client to open a browser instance, the client would have to make the call. Ergo, the client will need the functionality.