Question

I would like to run an .exe file from the browser I’ve tried using the iframe command and but can’t seem to get this to work all I want is every time someone goes on to the intranet (not the internet) is this possible?

Ok I’ve been researching this for a while, I understand the implications of doing something like this.

The only reason why I want to do it like this is because I want some updates to run whenever someone goes on the homepage of the intranet such as java, flash etc… is there a possible way to do this with minimal user interaction?

Answer 1

There is no standard way of running executables. You can only execute .exe in IE through ActiveX. Doing it in IE

Javascript to execute the .exe when the webpage loads –

window.onload = function(){
  if (!document.all) {
  alert ("Available only with Internet Explorer.");
  return;
  }
  var ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
  ws.Exec("C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop 6.0\\Photoshp.exe");
}