Re: Is It Possible to Execute a DOS Command Line from a HTML Page?

Hi Bryan,

Holy Cow, you are right. I misread your original message and interpreted it
to mean that you literally wanted to _display_ a useable dos command prompt
inside a "web browser".

Yikes. I'm sure you can understand why my heart fluttered with dread ;-).

My apologies Bryan (et al).

SeaYa,
Fuzzy


At 12:54 PM 8/12/00 -0400, Bryan Bateman wrote:
>Easy fella,
>
>This is probably something more appropriate for languages.  I can think of
>many reasons to use something similar if it is a server side ASP or Perl
>Script.  You may want to map a drive or telnet to another server for the
>purpose of "web-enabling" a log file created as the result of a process that
>has nothing to do with the web or user web pages.
>
>If the gentleman does indeed want to do this client side, he should be taken
>out and shot.  ;->
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
>To: <PStubble(at)MICROS.COM>; <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 5:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Is It Possible to Execute a DOS Command Line from a HTML Page?
>
>
>> Paul,
>> using either method you mention it is *easily* possible to do even more
>> obnoxious and dangerous things to your viewers computers from a
>> "conventional" web page!!
>>
>> However (and no disrespect intended to you), you are **nuts** if you think
>> anyone (in their right mind) is going to explain it on this list :-).
>>
>> Try going to:
>>
>> http://www.hwg.org/resources
>>
>> There you will find tips/tutorials/specifications and any other resources
>> you may need to accomplish your desired task.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Fuzzy
>>
>>
>>
>> At 03:54 PM 8/10/00 -0400, PStubble(at)MICROS.COM wrote:
>> >Hello all --
>> >
>> >This may be a stupid question:
>> >
>> >Is it possible to execute a DOS command line from a HTML Page, say, by
>using
>> >a JavaScript, Active X Control, or via some other method?
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> >Paul Stubblefield
>> >Lead Technical Writer
>> >MICROS Systems, Inc.
>> >
>> >
>

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