Re: Call local application when using Webforms

From: Alexander Medvedev <a.medvedev_at_globalone.ru>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 12:00:17 +0400
Message-ID: <39DC3511.E893A9BA@globalone.ru>

Karsten Weikop wrote:

> When using WebForms, I have been told that it is not possible to call a
> local program on my PC.
>
> Does anyone have a solotion for this probem?
>
> Tia
>
> Karsten Weikop
> email: crashpilot_at_get2net.dk

Hi Karsten,

If I am clear with your problem you are using a Forms Server configuration. Forms has a built-in
web.show_document where you can get access to some URL you like. If this URL points to a html page
with javascript, you can invoke a local software (MS Word, for example) or some other thing you like.
If you have

But with Forms Server 5.0.6.8 this built-in works enough good only with applet viewer and I could not
find a way to work around the java machine embedded security in Netscape. Forms Server 4.5 works
propertly. With Forms Server 6.0 I did investigate this feature.

Hope this helps you Alexander Medvedev Received on Thu Oct 05 2000 - 03:00:17 CDT