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Is it still possible to start a ‘native’ application under windows via a java applet in a browser? IE “Click here to start notepad.exe” on a web page. The most recent reference I could find for this was dated 2002. Im wondering if this model / concept is no longer supported.
Yes, but the applet has to be signed.
Signed applets will prompt the user to give them permission. Once given, the applet has the same rights as any application running on the machine, including the ability to launch native apps (or link native libraries, which I’ve had to do in the past).