Running an external .exe

[Jay2003]

Hi.

Is it possible to can an extenal application from a button click on a web page. I have seen some pointers to the

Runtime.Exec(string|command)

but this is all the information that I can find, Any pointers would be very much appreciated.

Regards

Jason

 

[sedj]

Remember that all Java code in web applications runs on the server - so even if a user clicked "run some app now" on a browser, it would execute on the server ...


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[timw]

...unless that 'button' is part of a Java Applet. Can the security policy be tailored to allow Applets to call applications on the browser's machine? Maybe this is what Jason is asking?

Tim

 

[sedj]

Well, yes, a signed applet I *believe* would allow this ...

I guessed he was talking about an actual HTML page though because this is the JSP/Servlet forum

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[timw]

That is entirely possible sedj. There have been enough questions posted in the wrong forums lately, even I'm getting mixed up Don't you wish they'd renamed 'JavaScript' a long time ago?

Tim

 

[flumpy]

They did, I think, to javascript! It was originally called Mocha and then LiveScript (

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javascript)

 

[timw]

I know it's been called other things before. I wish they'd change it back. It's especially annoying when job agencies witter on about 'Javascript skills' when it's obvious they mean Java.