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Question

We are using file: links to run executable programs. Is there some way to pass parameters to the exe through the link?

Environment

TWiki version: TWikiRelease01Feb2003
TWiki plugins: DefaultPlugin, EmptyPlugin, InterwikiPlugin
Server OS: Red Hat Linux 7.3, kernel 2.4.20-19.7smp
Web server: Apache 1.3.27-2
Perl version: Perl 5.6.1
Client OS: MS Windows XP
Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6

-- PeterKiem - 16 Sep 2003

Answer

That's a bit scary... You can't pass parameters via such links, but you could write a CGI script as a wrapper perhaps, running on a platform that can execute the .exe file or whatever, and pass parameters to the script that then runs the .exe file.

-- RichardDonkin - 18 Sep 2003

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