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<DIV>Saw this a couple of years back. Some one had written an Outlook type
interface. was quite snazzy.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy<BR></DIV>
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Message-----<BR>From: "Ross Levis" <ross@stationplaylist.com><BR>To:
"NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi@ns3.123.co.nz><BR>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:19:45 +1300<BR>Subject: Re: [DUG] [Off-Topic] Run
EXE's from local HTML page<BR><BR>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Actually, while investigating this problem, I
discovered something that I didn't know existed in Windows. HTML
Applications (.HTA). This system lets you write applications in
HTML/vbscript/java-script that run just like an executable. Just
rename the .html extension to .hta and double-click. The click of a
link still needed some vbscript to prevent the Open/Save dialog, but it's
working very well now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This could be very handy. I can see
it being used instead of batch files for doing simple tasks like
multiple silent installations etc, but with a much nicer interface, and the
option to ask for user input etc. Frontpage becomes the IDE :-)</FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ross.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DUG] [Off-Topic] Run
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<DIV>You could do it with the HTML display Control from that guy "PBear"
and (<A href="http://www.pbear.com" target=_blank>www.pbear.com</A>)
This lets you trap the clicking of linsk etc. </DIV>
<DIV>It would need to be an application, but it would work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeremy<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Ross Levis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 16 December 2004 1:40
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Subject:</B> [DUG] [Off-Topic] Run EXE's from local HTML page<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've written an HTML web page to burn onto
CD's along with my software, and will AutoRun when inserted. The
page has some links to a few executables on the CD. But for the
life of me I can't get the executables to run when they are clicked.
This works fine from a website with the usual security warnings, but what is
going on here? Any ideas? A better method?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Regards,<BR>
Ross.<SPAN class=280141402-17122004><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>
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