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Starting local programs via URL IView

Former Member
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Hello experts,

how can I start local programs via URL-IView? I just created an URL-IView with the URL e.g.: file://C:/test.exe

But nothing happens when I start it. Just a white Screen in Portal but the program won´t start.

What´s wrong?

Thanks in advance

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former_member183915
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Hi ,

It would work in explorer bar but when you create the URL iview you need to put the content that you are trying to refer in KM Content and then give the relative URL .

Hope this helps you.

Regards ,

Navya

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I thought it would work with an URL Iview because its described in SAP Documentation:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/db/85fd3f093bc942e10000000a1550b0/content.htm

"You can generate the BEx Web Application Designer in the Portal Content Studio as URL iView. The most important property is the URL that contains the value file://C:/Program%20Files/SAP/FrontEnd/Bw/wdbpwpub.exe."

@Nitin: URL seems to be correct. It works when I execute the URL in explorer bar.

@Tom: Can you explain what has to be done when creating a custom par file to handle this problem?

Former Member
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Not sure if it is possible. But not a bad thing to try.

1. Are you using Windows Server?

if not, the path C:// is invalid since Unix / linux servers will not have understand URLs starting with C://. In such case i assume file is on your local system. Share your system, share the folder containing the file and then try to create the iview.

Above all, type the above path c://file.exe in explorer bar and see if executes, if it does, it shall happen from URL iView also.

~Nitin

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I really don't think it can be done with a URL iview. You may need a custom par file to handle this.

It appears that the iview is trying to go to the URL first as opposed to just sending a redirect to the browser...

Again, I think it would be a minimal effort to create a custom par file to handle opening files like this...

Regards,

Tom