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Article #228Re: Can I execute another application?
From: Eddie Shave
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 00:00
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In article <3263a2f9.11279589@news.demon.co.uk> David A. Agbamu wrote: > On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:07:41 +0100 Eddie Shave > <eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > >I'm using win3.1/Netscape3.0 > >Can I call a dos program using the javascript OnClick() event. ? > >This program will create and save a html document, then terminate. Control > >should then return to the JavaScript. > >Alternatively is there a way to create and save the document using java > >alone? > > This is half an answer. > 1)You need Batsh 220 > ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/simtel/win3/batch/batsh220.zip > (It may have changed version numbers since I downloaded it) > > 2) Associate the extension *.bsh with Batsh220 > > A batsh file is very similar to a batch file, but will run under > Windows. Create a batsh file dosprog.bsh: > > dosprog.exe > > 3) In Netscape set Batsh220 as the helper app for *.bsh files > > 4) You can then create a URL to dosprog.bsh > > <A HREF="dosprog.bsh">dosprog</A> > > or <A HREF="file:///C|/dosprog/dosprog.bsh">dosprog</A> > > where C:\dosprog\dosprog.bsh is the path to dosprog.bsh > > which should run when the URL is clicked on. > > Let me know if it works. > > > David > -- > David A. Agbamu, Manchester, UK. > The Absolute Beginner's Guide to creating a Demon Homepage > http://www.agbamu.demon.co.uk/ABG/ABG.html > Works fine... :) Thanks to all who replied. -- Eddie Shave Derbyshire UK eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f76f2,46a29a8f232b67a8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf76f2,public X-Google-Thread: fb3cb,46a29a8f232b67a8 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb3cb,public From: Eddie Shave <eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Can I execute another application? Date: 1996/10/17 Message-ID: <Magpie845567699eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 190013982 x-mail2news-path: news.demon.net!relay-1.mail.demon.net!post.demon.co.uk!relay-3.mail.demon.net!edlyn.demon.co.uk x-nntp-posting-user: eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk references: <Magpie845312861eshave@edlyn.demon.co.uk> <3263a2f9.11279589@news.demon.co.uk> organization: Edlyn Systems newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript,demon.homepages.authoring