Hi Thadeus,

Thadeus Burgess wrote:
> There is no way for the browser to launch programs on the clients
> computer, this would be an inherit security vulnerability which is why
> browsers do not allow websites to do this.
> 
> The only way is like a firefox plugin that performs this... but not
> everyone uses firefox.
> 
> I only use the web2py admin application for 2 things.... viewing error
> tickets... and installing apps/plugins that I try out that others post
> here.
> 

True up to a point - but a MIME type can be defined which allows the
browser to call a local program, just as it might e.g. open a PDF reader.

This is how ZopeEdit works: -

        http://plope.com/software/ExternalEditor

...which is explained in the readme: -

        http://plope.com/software/ExternalEditor/README.txt

...and is a mechanism which could be adapted (by someone cleverer than
me...) for Web2py.


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Regards,

PhilK

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