Run a .Bat file on the client machine

In that case, your best bet would be to create a Windows Form or ActiveX
Control that will run in the client browser.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
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"sonny" <> wrote in message
news:5CD4990D-7B11-45F4-A180-...
> This will be an intranet application. I will be able to put the .bat file
> on
> the client machine.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>
>> Well, sonny, I'm still confused. You're talking about a web application
>> here. How is this .bat file supposed to exist on the client?
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> ..Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>> "sonny" <> wrote in message
>> news:E114E5C3-8F9E-41A7-B715-...
>> >I have to send some bytes to the COM1 port. There's a Zebra printer
>> >waiting
>> > to print my labels there
>> >
>> > The current application is a Windows app (Visual FoxPro) that opens a
>> > command shell and TYPEs a text file (the label) to COM1. This prints
>> > the
>> > label. I am trying to duplicate this function.
>> >
>> > If I start a process to open a command shell, this obviously doesn't
>> > work
>> > because it is server side code. I tried some bit of code that I found
>> > in
>> > the
>> > user groups that used some javascript. I haven't gotten it to work,
>> > but I
>> > would think that is the way to go, since javascript works on the client
>> > instead of the server.
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated...sonny
>> > "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not really. What business requirement are you trying to achieve with
>> >> this?
>> >> Chances are, we can offer more doable alternatives.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> HTH,
>> >>
>> >> Kevin Spencer
>> >> Microsoft MVP
>> >> ..Net Developer
>> >> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>> >>
>> >> "sonny" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:3BD50343-A3BA-4AE3-871B-...
>> >> > Is there a way to do it?
>> >> >
>> >> > thx...sonny
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

Kevin Spencer