Open a file on the user's station?

[Bill]

On our server here at work, we have a complicated filing system. I created a
web page where the user can type in the file name, a link to that file
appears and the OSX finder opens up to that file when you click on the link.
I tried to make it so that the file would open by clicking on the link, but
it won't work. The link looks like this:

<a
href="file:///Volumes/ad_repository/<cfoutput>#varThree#</cfoutput>/<cfoutpu
t>#bar2#</cfoutput>/<cfoutput>#Form.openad#</cfoutput>/"
target="_blank">Open
The File</a>

The file extension is "crtr" (MultiAd Creator is the file type). Is there
any way to open the crtr file from a link, or will I only be able to open
the finder window?

Oh- I should mention that the page is on a remote server, and we're opening
local files.

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[The ScareCrow]

Not sure if this is what your after, but

I have an application on a network share, that need to be "opened" on the
client machine.
I created a dos batch file that created a mapped drive to the resource, then
opened the file.

Ken

[Bill]

That may be what I'm after, but I'd have no idea how to implement it. Thanks
for your time though Ken.

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"The ScareCrow" <info@krcaldwell.com> wrote in message
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> Not sure if this is what your after, but
>
> I have an application on a network share, that need to be "opened" on the
> client machine.
> I created a dos batch file that created a mapped drive to the resource,

then

> opened the file.
>
> Ken
>

[The ScareCrow]

You will need to create a user and password combination that has access to the
folder on the server that contains the file to open. Share the folder and add
the user to the permissions of the share

Then in the batch file, which I turned into a com file so the username and
password would not be visible.
When the user clicks the link, they can either open the file or download the
com and double click it from their pc

net use \\computername\sharename /user username password
\\computername\sharename\file.crtr

Ken

[Bill Horvath .:CMX:.]

That's great. I'll try it on Monday. Thanks, Ken.

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"The ScareCrow" <info@krcaldwell.com> wrote in message
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> You will need to create a user and password combination that has access to

the

> folder on the server that contains the file to open. Share the folder and

add

> the user to the permissions of the share
>
> Then in the batch file, which I turned into a com file so the username

and

> password would not be visible.
> When the user clicks the link, they can either open the file or download

the

> com and double click it from their pc
>
> net use \\computername\sharename /user username password
> \\computername\sharename\file.crtr
>
> Ken
>