Hi Philip

Thank you for that..will try it out.

Cheers
Amit.
> Hi,
> 
> I do not know a way of running system files using javascript, unless you 
> link to them in an A tag:
> <a href="c:\program.bat">Run program</a>
> 
> The other way is to use VBScript, which is unfortunately IE only.
> To do this use the following:
> 
> <script language="vbscript">
> Set WShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")  ' create a shell object
> WShell.Run "c:\program.bat"                 ' execute a command
> </script>
> 
> Of course this is entirely dependent on the user's security settings.
> If the settings allow the object to be made, you can do a lot with it.
> If you want to find out more, try the VBScript Programmers Reference 
> (ISBN: 1861002718). This has loads on all parts of VBScript.
> 
> Philip
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > Can anyone help me on how to execute operating system commands(e.g. 
run 
> a 
> > batch file) on the client system from a button on a web page?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance
> > 
> > Amit.