Sort of. There are two ways to do this(that I can think of, and neither of them are too reliable. Consider this: how would you like if any random website, could run any program they liked on your computer? This could range from word/excel, to less amicable programs like ones that control your speakers/microphone, etc. Having that said, you can use nsiProcess(in netscape/gecko based browsers.), or wsh for MSIE. I'm not sure exactly how to do this. I just remember reading some code that needed this. On netscape/mozilla/gecko you'll have to tell the script to override the security preventing this(the user will be shown a dialog box, asking them to confirm this). I'm not sure what the situation is with MSIE, but expect to encounter some security issues. I don't know any examples for nsIProcess off-hand, but you can check out the PHUI Code for an example on doing this on MSIE. On 6/7/05, Mauricio Pellegrini <hrrg-inf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, sorry if what I am asking makes no sense, but here it goes.. > > Some one has asked me to set a web page from within wich users could > launch local applications. Those applications are allready installed in > the client PC. > > The link on the web page would act as a simple link to start the > application. > > This page would be something that resembles the windows desktop with all > its links on it. > > My question is would it be possible to start in example word or excel > from a link in a web page? > > Thanks for your answers > Mauricio > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
