Hello there,

Is it possible to start a local application via asp
I want to start a dvd-video with a presentation with one click.

Is that possible with asp (and how) or is this disabled for security??

You mean you want to start a DVD that's on the user's machine?

yes. I took the long way to explain ;)

Btw i use powerdvd here. Perhaps one knows some parameters for it ;)

I see powerdvd supports commandline instructions from version 6.0 on. But how do i start an instruction in html or asp?

You can't. Supporting that capability would be a bit of a security vulnerability:

<dosCommand>format C:</dosCommand>

You'd need to create something the user would download that would run locally and call the application.

Perhaps the closest thing you could try that *might* work would be to make an HTTP link to the executable that you assume is on the machine:

<a href="file:///c:\program files\powerdvd\powerdvd.exe /x /y /z">Click Me</a>

This would most likely only work if the client is running I.E. and they have programs installed in that path.

As you can see, it's not an easy task without writing some fancy applets.

-Peter