Hi,
I was wonderiing if I could have a button on my page so that when I click on it, it would open up and external program. I have tried the following code and i could not get it to work.
' nput type="button" name="Admin_share" value="Adminstrativly Share To This Computer" onclick="adminshare.bat <%=(Department.Fields.Item("Compnumber".Value)%>"

and

select name="menu1" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0)">
<option value="adminshare.bat <%=(Department.Fields.Item("Compnumber".Value)%>" selected>Administrativly share to this
computer</option>
<option value="VNC_TO_Machine.bat">VNC to this computer.</option>
</select>

On the page, as you can tell, is a dynamic record. I am using a batch file with the computer number as a variable in the batch. The file at the moment just wants to start explorer and map a network drive.
I have administrative access to the entire network, so that is not a problem.

But it seems that it will not run the batch file at all. The second option does try to find a page called adminshare.bat but wont run it.

Any got any ideas what i am missing?

Ok just a little more information.
it seems that the batch file has a problem with the '%20' (which should equal a space) between it and the computer number.

anyone know how i could get around this?

Hi,

You're right about the the %20.
On the .bat file, I guess a browser always tries to download it. I think i read some articles on this issue on the Microsoft site.

Oh yeah, here it is <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q232/0/77.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=running%20an%20exe&rnk=4&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=IEP

Good luck and maybe you could share your solution or write a tutorial <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

greetz

Jezter

i know you can run exe's like so, blahblah.exe?Parameter1=?
but they need to be cgi type apps.

this seems to work with ping.exe and nbtstat.exe <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle> even displays the results in your browser. maybe you should compile your app into an exe to take param's like dat ? set your post meathod to
"GET" <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

Check out www.sycon.co.za/users/play/index.htm all those options are provided by diffrent external applications. DOnt do anything nasty with them thou <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle> theu merely for testing purposes <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

laterz
disorder




Edited by - Disorder on 08/01/2001 00:17:58

Thank you to both of you.

I am currently trying to get one or both of them working. When finnished i will post a tutrial if wanted.

Fodder.

well i think your prob could be using a form ? on the site i got above im using links
it seems to work fine.. <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

Nope, i carnt get it to run the bat file from the server on the local machine with the dynamic extension.
Two problems exist.
1 IE wont let you run a script with out permission.
I can then do it in cgi but that is were problem no. 2 comes in
2 I am a lowly pid and poorly trainned webmaster. The company wont put me on any courses. <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

So if any one knows of a good tutorial on cgi scripting (in vb coz i can get someone to help me with vb) please let me know.

The
Lowly Paid & trained Webmaster