Re: opening access database (.mdb) file issue
- From: lane.jacob@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:09:38 -0000
On Jul 11, 11:22 pm, "Jon Kennedy" <jkenne...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
See this article for possible help:
Executing files by hyperlink and the File Download dialog box in Internet
Explorerhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/232077/en-us
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Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC USA
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<lane.ja...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm not sure if this is the correct group, but anyway...
At work I have set up a web-based intranet (using the drupal cms).
I want would like to launch an Access Database which resides on a
networked drive via a hyperlink.
The link looks something like:
<code>
<a href="file://\P:\path\to\mdbfile.mdb">open db</a>
</code>
When I click on this link, I get two messages. The first asks if I
want to open or download the DB.
If I select open, I get a security message that says something like:
"...the file you are downloading cannot be opened by the default
program."
And then I cannot simply open the DB, but must download it.
However, if i simply type the path ("file://\P:\path\to\mdbfile.mdb")
into IE's address field, the DB launches as desired.
How can I get this same behavior via a hyperlink?
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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