Can I use Javascript or Special Bat file to launch apps?

[Rhino1616]

Hi,

My CD presentation made in Swish (Its like Flash) & WinXP is giving me a little problem, Adams_UK helped me out (thanks ) but I still cant get it to work. I have 3 different file formats for the viewer to choose & download. If I use the gotoURL command, it immediately sets off the Windows default pop up window "Possible harmful file...etc" which looks bad. I've read you can use a batch file & FS commands to launch 3rd party apps in Swish & avoid the windows default pop-up window.

So I tried that & liked 99% of it, it launches the app perfectly, but a little DOS pop up window pops up for about 10 secs stating d:>Start filename.doc, & then it disappears. I think this looks unprofessional. Ive tried opening the batch file in Win XP & altering batch file: close on exit/ minimize but it dosent seem to work. I set up a very simple mock up of my example with a fake word doc file, could someone plase take a look & tell me if they can get it to work without the DOS window. My file is for download at:

http://uniteddistributorscanada.hypermart.net/

If none of this can work does anyone know if I can use Javascript in my Swish CD to launch apps, and how i would do it.

Thank you for your time

 

[IndigoPixel]

It is unlikely that you'll be able to use JavaScript to launch an app ... JavaScript is built so that it doesn't have much (=any) power to do anything outside a browser environment. You could try ActiveX controls or Java ... ActiveX will work only on Windows environments, however.

 

[Rhino1616]

Thanks for the info IndigoPixel