Bob Hartung posted:
>Okay, I know this is not the right place but there IS someone here who
>has the answer based on my past experience.
>
> Problem: I am writing a script to allow one of my technologists to
>select several image files (some avi files), and automatically generate
>an HTML document that will allow computer illiterate physicians to place
>the CD into their CD-ROM and have the CD automatically run giving them a
>list of the files on the CD to choose from.
> Upon clicking on their choice I would like it to open, and in the
>case of an avi file to start the media player [for now I have to expect
>that they will have either the Mac or Win platforms].
>
> Solution: If I map this as an <A HREF=" " ></A> it offers the
>ability to save the file to disk. I would rather have it just open the
>player. Any Ideas. I am not a highly experience html coder.
You can't do that. You are asking the web server, which is a computer
somewhere out there in internet land, to be able to see the contents of
a CD that is located on the user's computer. That is a MAJOR breach of
security.
Why the Hell do you want to use a web page to see the contents of a local
CD? Just running the file manager on either platform will solve that
problem. Double-clicking the file name will start the necessary application.
Am I missing something here?
MB
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