running an application using perl

Bobby Kleemann rkleeman at neta.com
Fri Jan 26 12:59:35 CST 2001


~sdpm~
I'm not sure, but try "-href=>'file:///c:/Program
Files/path_to_executable'"  That might work.  This assumes of course you
are trying to get the user to execute a program on their system, not the
server, correct.  If you want the server to execute the code, you'll need
to make it a proper URL and make sure it works as a CGI program.

 _ _ _
 Bobby Kleemann <rkleeman at neta.com>
     http://www.neta.com/~rkleeman/

On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Vasquez, Mike wrote:

> ~sdpm~
> Simple question but having troubles trying to find the answer.  I'm using
> CGI and I want to run an appllication when the user click on an image.
> When I do the following:
> 
> 	$q->a({-href=>'c:\Program Files\path_to_executable'},
> $q->img({src=>'/icons/webcast/buttons/blue_diamond.gif', -align=>'right'})),
> 
> it wants to download the file.  I want to be able to execute the file
> directly from the webpage.
> 
> Would I have to use javascript?
> 
> Thanks for any help
> 
> Mike Vasquez
> Sr. Webcast Manager - Broadcast Lab
> Akamai Technologies
> 6815 Flanders Ave.
> San Diego, CA  92121
> 858.909.3106 (w)
> 858.442.9287 (c)
> http://akamai.com
> 
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