how to execute .hta from IE ?

Hi!

I need to read a registry entry(path of a file) from a .htm file. On
doing so it gives an alert "ActiveX maybe harmful..". To avoid this, I
wanted to try a hta file instead. All the files including the htm files
will be used locally & will have nothing to do with the internet.

I was hoping I could have the user just open an htm file, which
executes the hta ( this .hta will in return give the path read from the
registry).

Is there some way this could be done? Any help appreciated!


Thank you.

re: how to execute .hta from IE ?

Anupama.sh@gmail.com said the following on 7/10/2006 2:56 PM:No can do in an Internet Environment.
Yep, as it should.
So far so good.
First time that ActiveX warning comes up, you give it permission and all
is fine.
See above, then the .hta isn't needed.

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re: how to execute .hta from IE ?

Anupama.sh@gmail.com wrote:Have you tried simply renaming that .htm file to .hta ? A lot of
times, that's all you need to do.

Then you don't have to worry about trying to access .hta info from a
..htm file, which I'm not sure is possible these days anyway. (I just
went through this entire .hta ordeal a few months ago, but have had
major surgery since then and my memory isn't so good ;-)

Cheers, Kev

re: how to execute .hta from IE ?

Thanks Kevin!

the problem is, I have to make a chm file ( which needs some data, for
which i need to read the registry).

I couldn't find a way to include .hta in a chm file. Any idea??


Kevin Darling wrote: