Run external exe program from APEX button

Hi,
I want to run external programs like EXCEL or Word called from an APEX button.
Does anyone hav an idea?
Regards,
Siegwin

Hi Siegwin,
To my knowledge, there are two possibilities running apps on the client side: Either user IE with ActiveX or create your own browser and deploy it with the application.
I did this using the WebKit browser which comes free with the Qute-Framework. It works very well, the only thing I need to do is create a link that starts with os:// to start an external application and hand parameters over. The browser is a minimal browser component, strong enough to run Flash and enabled to interact with the local computer. Deployment of this C++ application is a simple copy to a network device. This approach gave me piece of mind in regard to compatibility issues as well. The browser is a simple window that even don't allow for direct address entering, therefore the Apex-application looks like a normal application then and is unable to connect to any other internet resource other than the APEX applicaiton itself.
To the others moaning about this security whole: There are situations where you need something like this, fi in intranet environments where you want to enable APEX to interact with the local environment. So I think it's a valid request.
Best regards,
Jürgen

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