Running an EXE in Interent Explorer

[ScoUser666]

Hi,

I have an Intranet server that dishes out Html pages to clients. On the homepage of the Intranet is a link to an EXE file (or can be a batch file to call the EXE) which the user needs to click on to start up an application we use.

currently when you click on the link it (IE) asks if you want to open or save the file. I need it to automatically execute the file without prompting - Is there a way to do this ?

TIA

 

[rathcoffey]

As far a I know, depending on the version of IE you have, there are settings within Tools->Internet Options->security->custom level to sort this out.

Not too sure what it is though.

Let me know if its there and if so what option it is.

Best of luck

Rathcoffey

 

[ScoUser666]

Hi Rathcoffey - thanks for the reply but I had already tried that - I eventually sorted it by changing MIME values for associated files - I have included my methods below (please note these instructions are specifically tailored to my needs and will need altering to suit ...

Open Windows Explorer – Select Tools -> Folder Options

Select File Types

Scroll down list to – N/A URL:Telnet Protocol

Select Advanced

Select Edit

Delete everything in “Application used to perform this action”

Replace with “C:\winqvt\qvtnet32.exe %1”

Click OK

Click OK

Click Apply then Close

This will then associate any hyperlink with "telnet://xx.xx.xx.xx" in a HTML doc with the program qvtnet32.exe

This can easily be altered for other links to point to other .EXE's

Hope this is of use.