how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

**bengee** · Jul 20 '05, 11:04 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

dan glenn wrote:[color=blue]
> I want to use some javascript to launch a windows application (this used on
> intranet) but don't know how. Can anyone help me out please?
>
> It'd be neat if I could not only launch the application but minimize the
> webpage's browser at the same time, but this is just icing on the cake...[/color]

If by "windows application" you mean a Microsoft windows application,
then AFAIK you can't.

bengee

**kaeli** · Jul 20 '05, 11:04 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

And on the day Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:24:46 GMT, dan_danboy@yaho o.com
enlightened us with <i7Phb.13682$S4 1.129@newssvr25 .news.prodigy.c om>...[color=blue]
> I want to use some javascript to launch a windows application (this used on
> intranet) but don't know how. Can anyone help me out please?
>[/color]

If using IE, you can use ActiveX.

objXL = new ActiveXObject(" Excel.Applicati on");
objXL.Visible = true;

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and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you
are God.

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**dan glenn** · Jul 20 '05, 11:05 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

"bengee" <postmaster@loc alhost.localdom ain> wrote in message
news:u7Qhb.6433 $kA.1984127@war ds.force9.net.. .[color=blue]
> dan glenn wrote:[color=green]
> > I want to use some javascript to launch a windows application (this used[/color][/color]
on[color=blue][color=green]
> > intranet) but don't know how. Can anyone help me out please?
> >
> > It'd be neat if I could not only launch the application but minimize the
> > webpage's browser at the same time, but this is just icing on the[/color][/color]
cake...[color=blue]
>
> If by "windows application" you mean a Microsoft windows application,
> then AFAIK you can't.
>
> bengee[/color]

Actually, what I need to run is a help application (.chm) file. It seems
incredible that there is no way to do this! (Platform is Win98, IE6)

-dg

**dan glenn** · Jul 20 '05, 11:05 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

"kaeli" <infinite.possi bilities@NOSPAM att.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.19f1bf 8c535ccf2798976 e@netnews.world net.att.net...[color=blue]
> And on the day Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:24:46 GMT, dan_danboy@yaho o.com
> enlightened us with <i7Phb.13682$S4 1.129@newssvr25 .news.prodigy.c om>...[color=green]
> > I want to use some javascript to launch a windows application (this used[/color][/color]
on[color=blue][color=green]
> > intranet) but don't know how. Can anyone help me out please?
> >[/color]
>
> If using IE, you can use ActiveX.
>
> objXL = new ActiveXObject(" Excel.Applicati on");
> objXL.Visible = true;
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> ~kaeli~
> Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions
> and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you
> are God.
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace/
> ------------------------------------------------[/color]

Thanks, ~kaeli~, but actually I need to bring up a Windows ".chm" help
application. (platform is Win98, IE6) Can this be done with Java in some
way??

-dg
Love one and you are average. Love millions and
you are a saint. Love everyone and you are God.

**kaeli** · Jul 20 '05, 11:06 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

In article <AUYhb.542$n85. 97810636@newssv r21.news.prodig y.com>,
dan_danboy@yaho o.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
>
> Thanks, ~kaeli~, but actually I need to bring up a Windows ".chm" help
> application. (platform is Win98, IE6) Can this be done with Java in some
> way??
>[/color]

Not Java - use IE and ActiveX with WSH (windows scripting host).
I tested this with Win2K/IE6, so I would hope it works in 98...
Change the variable helpFile to point to the one you want to open. the
double slashes to separate the directory names are necessary.

<html>
<head>
<title> New Document </title>
</head>

<body>
<SCRIPT Language="JScri pt">
function openHelp() {
helpFile="C:\\W INNT\\Help\\acc ess.chm";
WSH=new ActiveXObject(" WScript.Shell") ;
WSH.run(helpFil e);
}
</SCRIPT>
<A href="#" onClick="openHe lp(); return false;">Open Help File</A>
</body>
</html>

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~kaeli~
Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu
thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

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**dan glenn** · Jul 20 '05, 11:06 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

"kaeli" <infinite.possi bilities@NOSPAM att.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.19f456 0cdbed78779898b d@nntp.lucent.c om...[color=blue]
> In article <AUYhb.542$n85. 97810636@newssv r21.news.prodig y.com>,
> dan_danboy@yaho o.com enlightened us with...[color=green]
> >
> > Thanks, ~kaeli~, but actually I need to bring up a Windows ".chm" help
> > application. (platform is Win98, IE6) Can this be done with Java in some
> > way??
> >[/color]
>
> Not Java - use IE and ActiveX with WSH (windows scripting host).
> I tested this with Win2K/IE6, so I would hope it works in 98...
> Change the variable helpFile to point to the one you want to open. the
> double slashes to separate the directory names are necessary.
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title> New Document </title>
> </head>
>
> <body>
> <SCRIPT Language="JScri pt">
> function openHelp() {
> helpFile="C:\\W INNT\\Help\\acc ess.chm";
> WSH=new ActiveXObject(" WScript.Shell") ;
> WSH.run(helpFil e);
> }
> </SCRIPT>
> <A href="#" onClick="openHe lp(); return false;">Open Help File</A>
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> ~kaeli~
> Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu
> thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
> http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
> -------------------------------------------------[/color]

Right - not 'java' - I meant javascript when I typed 'java'. I know what you
say here will work because someone else from an HTML newsgroup pointed me to
a long-winded general purpose 'launch' javascript program that used windows
scripting host and ActiveX object as well, in the same way. When I tried
that, it worked, but IE would always prompt with a security warning about
the ActiveX being downloaded that the user would have to step past.

Since then someone referred me to a page which said all I needed to use was
'showHelp' with the argument being the path-filename of the .chm help file.
In other words:

function openHelp() {
window.showHelp ('c:/path/helpfile.chm');
}

This works perfectly - no IE security warning to have to step past. At least
on my XP home machine, it works. The article said it should also work on
Win98 (where I intend to install it), and for Win95 it could be made to work
by downloading something or other and installing it, but I didn't pay much
attention to that, not having to worry about win95.

-dg
Allah protects, Jesus redeems, Buddha awakens.
I sure could go for a good hamburger right now.

**kaeli** · Jul 20 '05, 11:07 AM

Re: how to launch a window's application from webpage using java?

In article <F_Fib.1164$0b1 .170106134@news svr21.news.prod igy.com>,
dan_danboy@yaho o.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
>
> function openHelp() {
> window.showHelp ('c:/path/helpfile.chm');
> }
>
> This works perfectly - no IE security warning to have to step past. At least
> on my XP home machine, it works.[/color]

Hey, that's good to know.
It probably only works in IE, but for many intranet applications, that
suffices.
Thanks for the tip.

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~kaeli~
Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu
thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

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