Local Computer....

Is it possible to interact with local computer in some way with JavaScript ?
Like sending a message (SendMessage/PostMessage) to a local
program.

I want to write a service; installed on the client computer. When a user is
on the webpage the webpage can send some kind of messages to my
service program.

Is this possible or must I use Java ?

re: Local Computer....

"GTi" <nospam@online.com> writes:
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> Is it possible to interact with local computer in some way with JavaScript ?
> Like sending a message (SendMessage/PostMessage) to a local
> program.
>
> I want to write a service; installed on the client computer. When a user is
> on the webpage the webpage can send some kind of messages to my
> service program.[/color]

If you have already installed something on the user's computer, then
anything is possible. Just let the service communicate using HTTP,
like a web server, and you can make connections to it using the normal
browser features.

/L
--
Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
DHTML Death Colors: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleDOM.html>
'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'

re: Local Computer....

Ahhh, you are think of posting to 127.0.0.1 ?
But is it possible to post anything without a window?


"Lasse Reichstein Nielsen" <lrn@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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> "GTi" <nospam@online.com> writes:
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> > Is it possible to interact with local computer in some way with[/color][/color]
JavaScript ?[color=blue][color=green]
> > Like sending a message (SendMessage/PostMessage) to a local
> > program.
> >
> > I want to write a service; installed on the client computer. When a user[/color][/color]
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> > on the webpage the webpage can send some kind of messages to my
> > service program.[/color]
>
> If you have already installed something on the user's computer, then
> anything is possible. Just let the service communicate using HTTP,
> like a web server, and you can make connections to it using the normal
> browser features.
>
> /L
> --
> Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
> DHTML Death Colors:[/color]
<URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleDOM.html>[color=blue]
> 'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'[/color]

re: Local Computer....

GTi wrote:
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> Ahhh, you are think of posting to 127.0.0.1 ?[/color]

Yes.
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> But is it possible to post anything without a window?[/color]

You need a shell script for that, try (not)
the Windows Script Host in M$ Windows.
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> [Top post][/color]

Do not do that again, thanks.


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