Problem in Firefox - Javascript

I have a htm files that when it opens it call an exe in the program files. My problem is it runs fine in IE but it execute nothing in Firefox.I don't know what's wrong, before this it runs fine with both browser.

[HTML]<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" onLoad="location.href='MyExe:';" onBlur="javascript:window.close();">[/HTML]

Sep 25 '07 #1

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I have a htm files that when it opens it call an exe in the program files. My problem is it runs fine in IE but it execute nothing in Firefox.I don't know what's wrong, before this it runs fine with both browser.

[HTML]<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" onLoad="location.href='MyExe:';" onBlur="javascript:window.close();">[/HTML]

May .exe file moved.
Make sure that the path is Ok or not :-)

Kind regards,
Dmjpro.

Sep 25 '07 #2

teenIce

The path to EXE is ok..When I view using IE the code works perfectly fine.I dont know what's wrong with firefox.

Sep 25 '07 #3

dmjpro

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The path to EXE is ok..When I view using IE the code works perfectly fine.I dont know what's wrong with firefox.

May be some problems with Firefox Settings.

Kind regards,
Dmjpro.

Sep 25 '07 #4

teenIce

Can you give me some suggestion? I don't know where to begin..

thanks.

Sep 25 '07 #5

dmjpro

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Can you give me some suggestion? I don't know where to begin..

thanks.

Sorry!
I also don't know :-)
It may seem to me that some Settings required to open an application.
Wait for another experts to help you :-)

Kind regards,
Dmjpro.

Sep 25 '07 #6

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hi ...

what is 'MyExe:'? ... in case this is a executable what should the browser do with it?

kind regards

Sep 25 '07 #7

teenIce

Hi,
MyExe is the program in user computer that I want to launch using browser. User must install this exe first.I build myExe using Visual Basic.

Thanks

Sep 25 '07 #8

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hmmm ...

do you have set 'file:///' as protocol? how do you know that the user will have the same path to the MyExe? ... and Firefox will not execute the application ... it will ask you whether to save it or not ... this is for security-reasons ...

kind regards

Sep 25 '07 #9

teenIce

hmmm ...

do you have set 'file:///' as protocol? how do you know that the user will have the same path to the MyExe? ... and Firefox will not execute the application ... it will ask you whether to save it or not ... this is for security-reasons ...

kind regards

what do you mean by setting the "file:///" protocol?I had try to view the page by IE and it runs smoothly, so the path to MyExe is ok...The Exe is already in user computer, they had to install it first. What I want to do just to call the exe from the browser.

Thanks

Sep 26 '07 #10

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... as i said - firefox will not allow you to call an executable ... imagine that a website calls an exe on your computer ... nobody really wants that ... and for security reasons a good browser doesn't allow that ...

kind regards

Sep 26 '07 #11

teenIce

... as i said - firefox will not allow you to call an executable ... imagine that a website calls an exe on your computer ... nobody really wants that ... and for security reasons a good browser doesn't allow that ...

kind regards

hmm....can I reverse that?and I don't want firefox to execute it. I just want the browser to call the exe and ask the user to launch it like IE.

Sep 26 '07 #12

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so you would need the file://-protocol that i mentioned ... try to open the file through the file-menu of firefox (then in the address-bar you will see what location you have to set) ... and you will see what happens. as far as i know you only get the option to download the exe ...

Sep 26 '07 #13

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