Pass parameter to executable

[vinvik]

hi am calling one exe from java script using window.open..
now i need to pass parameter to that exe.. and that exe accepts the parameter from command line using(variable= command$)..

now how i can pass parameter to that exe through javascript..

plz solve..

thanx....

[acoder]

By command line, do you mean address bar?

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[acoder]

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[vinvik]

command line means command prompt(ms dos) i said..

in promt

c:\pit\vb.exe abcd
here abcd is parameter

the vb.exe accepts this through
variable=comman d$ code

now i want pass that parameter abcd from java script

am calling that vb.exe using java script only using

window.open(vb. exe);

now how can i pass abcd to this exe...?

[acoder]

Have you tried:

"vb.exe?abcd=" + abcd

[vinvik]

thats not working..

see in that vb.exe in form load i write this code to acceses parameter

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim path As String
path = Command$
End Sub

and in javascript(.net ) i write this code to execute that exe

function openWin()
{
window.open('ht tp://localhost/PoliceITWebSetu p/vb.exe');
}
now here i want to pass parameter to that exe.. the parameter is like this

"localhost/projectname/"

and another prob is

when i call that exe through window.open
2 popup will raise
file dowload n save
like when a zip file going to extract
after that my exe going to execute..

plz help me to pass parameter through javascript..

[acoder]

Can you run this yourself manually using a parameter of your choice?

[vinvik]

well.. using command prompt i can pass parameter to exe its working..
now i need syntax how to pass from java script..

[Kelicula]

I don't gbelieve it possible javascript was never intended to operate outside of the DOM.

[vinvik]

I don't gbelieve it possible javascript was never intended to operate outside of the DOM.

so u are tellin there is no posibility to pass parameter from javascript to exe application..

[gits]

so u are tellin there is no posibility to pass parameter from javascript to exe application..

exactly ;) ... there is no way for javascript to break out of the browser ... except of writing a cookie to you system. in case you use IE there might be some ActiveX-controls that may allow to call an exe and pass params to it ... but that wouldn't be possible with other browsers ... and shouldn't be ... imagine a website that may call something at your machine and pass params to that ... ;) sombody may send you machine to hell with that possibility ;))

kind regards

[vinvik]

exactly ;) ... there is no way for javascript to break out of the browser ... except of writing a cookie to you system. in case you use IE there might be some ActiveX-controls that may allow to call an exe and pass params to it ... but that wouldn't be possible with other browsers ... and shouldn't be ... imagine a website that may call something at your machine and pass params to that ... ;) sombody may send you machine to hell with that possibility ;))

kind regards

thanks for reply..

is there any possible other ways, i mean to say not using java script because am using vb.net.. so through code behind...?

[gits]

hi ...

you want to do something 'security-critical' on the client-machine ... as i said may be with some ActiveX-controls for IE that might be possible ... i don't know about other things that might do that ... because it simply shouldn't be done!

kind regards

[vinvik]

hi ...

you want to do something 'security-critical' on the client-machine ... as i said may be with some ActiveX-controls for IE that might be possible ... i don't know about other things that might do that ... because it simply shouldn't be done!

kind regards

hmmm.. i understand.. but i have to do this through java script only.. okay then i will try with other ways.. thanx..

[vinvik]

thanks to every one who help me..