Bat file and html

[omg its nlm]

I have a web site and when a user clicks on a link i want it to run a bat file. How am I able to do this?

 

[Khayman]

You want it to run a bat file on the users machine? or do you want to run a bat file on the server?

if its the first one just do a link to the bat file, but then they'd have to download it an run it (otherwise it would be a massive security risk, and would only work for windows people)

if its the second, the only way I can think of atm is to use scripting language such PHP to do it by linking to a page with the code which calls the bat file and then running whatever the link is.

Sounds odd though, why do you want to do it?

 

[omg its nlm]

I want to do the second one. Its kind of like a end of day function. Copying moving and renaming files.

 

[omg its nlm]

If you Right click the link and do open it works. Is there a way to make it do this by default?

:edit:

 

[omg its nlm]

How about this for example....

When you go to the a site to install flash, it automaticly try to install. i.e run the installer?

Is there a way to do this with a batch file?

 

[omg its nlm]

OK i figured it out for now, I linked to the folder where the bat file is located which opens inside a frame. From there they can just click on the file and click yes.

(This is a local site, intranet)


If you know any other ways let me know.

 

[Zedric]

First you say you want to run it on the server and then all your attempts are run on the client. Even the solution. It's a little backwards, but if it's intranet and it works and you can live with it, go ahead.