execute a program from HTML

[Zany]

I need to execute mspaint from an HTML page that will open a specific GIF can it be done??

 

[carpeliam]

In IE, probably. In Netscape, no. So in essence, not if you plan to put this page on the web. In IE- if you can create a shortcut to the paint program and have the paint program open up the graphic, then you can copy that shortcut into an HTML link.<br><br>Why does it need to be opened in ms paint? <p>Liam Morley<br><a href=mailto:lmorley@wpi.edu>lmorley@wpi.edu</a><br><a href=

http://www.wpi.edu/~lmorley/>

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[Karl Blessing]

I think he wants it to be able to open any executable, but uses that as an example. if you create a Anchor to the GIF , the user's Default viewer will see the file(typically the viewer is the browser itself) But I'm with imotic, why do you need to call an executable to view a GIF, when their default viewer will see it. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in , or have messed with : VC++, Borland C++ Builder, VJ++6(starting),VB-Dos, VB1 thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, Borland C++ 3(DOS), Borland C++ 4.5, HTML,Visual InterDev 6, ASP(WebProgramming), QBasic(least i didnt start with COBOL)