Re: How to avoid File Download warning in IE6

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:10:28 +0200

henry4 wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm doing a dynamic web application that will run on several laptop (stand alone - not in a LAN & without connection). I need to run/execute, from one of the page, a third party application which is on a CD-Rom, but when I click on the link that calls this exe file, of course, I get the usual File Download warning message (Some file can harm your computer ... OPEN / SAVE / CANCEL).
> I would like to avoid that message, so open the exe file immediatly when I click on the link.
> I already look for a solution for hours & hours (and becoming mad with this) with Director, Flash, ... without success. I suppose there's maybe a key somewhere in the registry ???
> Please HELP.
Hi

You could consider using HTA (HTML Application) instead (*.HTA files
hosted by mshta.exe):

HTML Applications (HTAs)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/hta_node_entry.asp

A HTA example can be found here:

From: Michael Harris \(MVP\)
Subject: Re: WSh and drive mappings
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%23wIsRfZoCHA.2280%40TK2MSFTNGP12 

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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