Well, you'd need to look into writing a small executable (e.g. ActiveX/COM) for the user to download that would install the icon with the appropriate Internet shortcut.
Then you have to deal with getting past people's spam/install/popup blockers. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Friedman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:14 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT - how to create a desktop shortcut from a website > > I have a need for user to be able to create a desktop short > cut - or icon > that will launch a specific site from there desktop. > > I can easily bookmark the page, but what I really what to do > is allow the > user to click on an icon or link on a website and that will create the > shortcut on there desktop. > > If I could also assign an graphic as the Icon that would be > the ultimate > solution. > > Any help or pointing me in the correct direction would be great. > > Thanks in advance. > Matt Friedman > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > remember - "life is to short to drink cheap beer" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:235447 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
