Launch an application in Javascript??

Discussion in 'JavaScript' started by locbtran, Mar 25, 2010.

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  1. #1
    If I want to launch an application in DOS, it is START notepad.exe

    How do I launch an application in javascript?

    thanks
     
    locbtran, Mar 25, 2010 IP
  2. Nyu

    Nyu Peon

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    You cannot launch any external programm from javascript. Imagine you are brwosing a homepage and somebody would have acces to your harddrive and can launch any programm he wants and delte your files your calls shutdown.exe via javascript code embedded in that page for an example. Does not sound like a feature you realy want, does it? ;)
     
    Nyu, Mar 26, 2010 IP
  3. krsix

    krsix Peon

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    Too bad IE provides that feature half the time (and chrome when it first came out, and every other version of safari for windows)
     
    krsix, Mar 26, 2010 IP
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    No , I think you meean active X Controls , not javascript
     
    hugsbunny, Mar 27, 2010 IP
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    khalidfarooq Greenhorn

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    you can not launch the through java script
     
    khalidfarooq, Mar 30, 2010 IP
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    I've heard that you can launch a Mac application, I think. It's done thru Dashcode.app and it only runs from the widget.
    Not what you were looking for?
     
    ElevatorGoingUp, Mar 30, 2010 IP