Link to OPEN Window to C: FOLDER on MyComputer

Hi,
In an HTML region, how can I put a link to Open an EXPLORER WINDOW to a specific folder on the user computer ( exemple C:)?
thanks,
Roseline
Edited by: Roseline on 26 nov. 2009 09:34

Unless you want to install a java routine with a pl/sql wrapped around it, you can't run local applications likes windows explorer from a browser..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Webster, TX

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