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> Jon,
> Thank you for the useful response.
> I have a few additional question:
> 1) is there a way to change the folder view option so the iFrame
> displays the files in the list view and removes the directory's left
> sidebar?
> 2) do you know of a way, maybe using javascript, to create a regular
> hyperlink which directs a user to a webpage that contains this iFrame
> and then automatically double-clicks the appropriate file. I envision
> a scenario where all of the files I want users to launch via our
> intranet are organized (via shortcuts) into one directory. A user
> would click a link on our Intranet that directs them to a web page
> that contains an iframe with this directory but instead of forcing
> them to double-click on the appropriate file, a javascript onload
> event would take a variable from the URL to identify the specific file
> to launch and then automatically double-click it.
>
> Also, the article you directed me to suggests that "there is nothing
> in the HTML specification for the anchor tag (<A>) or any current
> scripting object model that provides a means for the Web site to
> indicate which is desired for a particular link."
> However, using javascript, you can execute an .exe file from the
> browser using something like:
> function RunEXE()
> {
> var oShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
> var prog = "p:\\path\\to\\db.mdb";
> oShell.Run('"'+prog+'"',1,true);
> }
>
> Where the following can be a button (or hyperlink).
> <input id="Button1" onclick="RunEXE()" type="button" />
>
> The problem here is that I need to change all my users IE security
> settings to enable "Initializing and Script Activex controls not
> marked as safe".
>
> Thanks again,
> -Jacob
>
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