Calling all ASP experts... I need to run some client side applications like MS Outlook from a an ASP
program running on a server.

Does anyone have experience writing this type of application? If so can you shed some light on the matter.

Thanks, Paul.

You want to run Outlook on the server?
Or you want to run Outlook on the client (ie the same machine as the
web-browser?)

If the former, look up Office Automation via google

If the latter, it's not possible. ASP runs on the server. The client machine
know nothing about the ASP.
You need to use ActiveX, or client-side VBScript.

Cheers
Ken

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From: "Paul Beaulieu" <paulbeaulieu@s...>
Subject: [asp_web_howto] How to run Client Side exe files in ASP


: Calling all ASP experts... I need to run some client side applications
like MS Outlook from a an ASP program running on a server.
:
: Does anyone have experience writing this type of application? If so can
you shed some light on the matter.

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Hi Ken...

I have been told I need Active-X, can you direct VBScript to run on the
client, in either case might you know a good website to retrieve information
on either Active-X or VBScript on the client?

Late answer but yes I need to run apps on client side even though they are
accessing it through a server app, I have a Portal that the client runs,
employees login to portal but want to access their email in Outlook, one
client I had actually uses Lotus iNotes which is web based and was easy to
setup, new client wants Outlook and to be able to fire up WORD, EXCEL,
PROJECT and such...

Any further info would be appreciated...

Thanks, Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Schaefer" <ken@a...>
To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re: How to run Client Side exe files in ASP


> You want to run Outlook on the server?
> Or you want to run Outlook on the client (ie the same machine as the
> web-browser?)
>
> If the former, look up Office Automation via google
>
> If the latter, it's not possible. ASP runs on the server. The client
machine
> know nothing about the ASP.
> You need to use ActiveX, or client-side VBScript.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> From: "Paul Beaulieu" <paulbeaulieu@s...>
> Subject: [asp_web_howto] How to run Client Side exe files in ASP
>
>
> : Calling all ASP experts... I need to run some client side applications
> like MS Outlook from a an ASP program running on a server.
> :
> : Does anyone have experience writing this type of application? If so can
> you shed some light on the matter.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>