can we run a Local PC executable file from Portal 5.0?

Due to security reasons this is not easy and require the user to approve the action depending on security settings

Since most users are using IE, we use VBSCRIPT

<script language=VBScript> 
sub execute 
 set objShell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") 

 objShell.Run("notepad") 
end sub 
</script> 

Here I think notepad must be in the path of the user.

There are also some specific ways to open office applications if they are installed, think its through CreateObject("Word.Application") but cannot remember.

I am not going to lecture you on the horrible usability of this, especially if the portal is open to the internet

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