Calling calc.exe from APEX

Hi,
I am wondering if there is any functionality(OS commands) which can be used to call local machine executables (like calc.exe for calculator, charmap.exe for character map, notepad.exe for notepad etc) from an APEX page.
Regards,
Rakesh

Hello Rakesh ,
>> like calc.exe for calculator, charmap.exe for character map, notepad.exe for notepad etc
I don’t have direct answer to your question (although if you search this forum you’ll probably find one) however all the features you mentioned in your post can be implemented using built-in APEX items, e.g. ‘text field with calculator popup’ item or ‘HTML editor standard’ textarea item.
Regards,
Arie.

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