> Is it possible to spawn a program on a users desktop and pass it an > argument? > > Perhaps it is a C routine they wrote, or even an excel spreadsheet that is > a template for something of theirs that might query the database and > generates some output they can print and send off to a customer etc. > > It seems that cfexecute will spawn on the ColdFusion server... but how to > do this on the users desktop?
ColdFusion can't do this, for obvious security reasons. Client-side executables, like Java, ActiveX etc can do this, but the user would have to explicitly allow them to run. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software 1-202-527-9569 http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358539 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
