On the server or the client?

You can't call an .exe on the client with JavaScript due to it's security
restrictions.  Imagine sending a client an infected file and then executing
it, all without their input.  Virus writers would have a field day.

If it's on the server, what environment and OS?


Greg



-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kadlec [mailto:kadlecmark@h...]
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:10 PM
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] Calling an exe from Javascript


How do I do this?  All I need to do is call an executable from Javascript
to clean up the DB and do some other stuff.
Any ideas?

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