Linking to executables on local hard drive
I am trying to link to executables that live on the local hard drive. My syntax is Program. I have several different programs listed in a menu and for some programs I get either 1 of 2 resulsts. In Netscape Communicator 4.7 Result 1 is a message stating that "Netscape is unable to find the file or directory named "yada yada yada" or I get the pop up box that wants to save the file. In I.E. 5, for the programs that Netscape can't find I get a lengthy message stating the page can't be found and for the programs that Netscape wants to save I get a pop up box that wants to either save or run.
My questions are:
1. Why am I not connecting to the programs at all?
2. Can I fix it and how?
Mark Hensler posted this at 20:32 — 19th April 2001.
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Welcome to TWF, Mekela.
that's very interesting
try linking to the network address ("\\PC_name\drive\dir\file.exe")
You should always get the run/save window. There doens't seem to be a way around this.
Mark Hensler
If there is no answer on Google, then there is no question.
Mekela posted this at 21:32 — 19th April 2001.
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Thanks Mark. Linking to the host name worked along with using the correct capitalization on the directory path and file name. IE the file download box appears and I can choose to save or run the program, but in Netscape the Save box pops up and there is no choice. Now I know you said there was no way to get around that, so does that mean that you can't run an executable from Netscape? I have searched high and low on their developers pages for an answer, all for naught. Thanks again.
Mark Hensler posted this at 03:08 — 20th April 2001.
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I'm sorry I don't know, I'm an IE guy. I don't ever use Netscape.
Mekela posted this at 14:39 — 20th April 2001.
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Thank you any way. I wish I could only use IE.
Suzanne posted this at 23:18 — 20th April 2001.
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Netscape looks up things differently than IE. Trying opening Netscape, and then opening a file in it from your hard drive. You'll see not:
file:///c:/ but rather, file:///c|
No, there is no way to have it work in both without doing it on the web, or having separate links for both.
Mark Hensler posted this at 02:59 — 21st April 2001.
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perhaps browser descriminant JS code
if (NN) {
document.write link1
}
if (IE) {
document.write link2
}
Suzanne posted this at 03:38 — 21st April 2001.
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Yes, yes, of course! I was thinking in strict make one link in HTML that works everywhere mode.
What Mark said is a perfect solution!
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