Launch .exe

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Originally Posted by Damilis

Anyone know how to launch a .exe on the server using vb.net code in a clients browser? I have been trying for a week now and I am stumped.

OS is windows server2003 standard running IIS as web server.

if i remember right the code works
by using the shell command to execute RunDLL32.exe.

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib _ 
			  "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _ 
			  (ByVal hwnd As Long, _ 
			   ByVal lpOperation As String, _ 
			   ByVal lpFile As String, _ 
			   ByVal lpParameters As String, _ 
			   ByVal lpDirectory As String, _ 
			   ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long 
				
Private Const SW_SHOW = 1 

Public Sub Navigate(ByVal NavTo As String) 
  Dim hBrowse As Long 
  hBrowse = ShellExecute(0&, "open", NavTo, "", "", SW_SHOW) 
End Sub