running programs from web page

[david902]

iis 5.0 on W2K, have a .html page that is suppose to start running a program (.dll) when I navigate to the page and initiate the program it asks me if I want to OPEN, SAVE, CANCEL, MORE INFO buttons, if I click on Open, I get prompted for a file association box for opening the program.

From that I don't want to open, I don't want to save, I don't want to cancel, and more info is not helpful,

how do I make the association to run the program when the .dll is called, Not sure if it is a server level thing or a browser level thing. or how to go about configuring this feature.



TIA

 

[browolf]

u cant 'run' a dll. It's just a collection of functions or something like that. not a program.

You have to register it on the server using regsvr and then server-side webpages can access functions within the dll. dll's of this sort usually have instructions.
I've done it b4 maybe a year ago but i cant remember how in syntax u access the functions.

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[david902]

a .dll can be a program. in this case it is,

go to the web site and

go to web site
right click on properties
click on home directory tab

in application settings, change execute permissions from
script only to script and executables

ignore** the warning about it being a major security vunerability and click ok.

**DO NOT IGNORE WARNING !!!

 

[browolf]

i've just remembered this

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

which is what u mean i think.

and this
Writing an ISAPI Filter DLL

http://www.avdf.com/mar97/delf_isapifil.html

aha i understand now

so you're saying you have a like a link in a webpage to http:\\yourserver.com\something.dll?stuff

and instead of 'running' it's being sent to the browser as a download.

i think that's a server issue.
does this help:

http://www.iisfaq.com/ExternalLink.aspx?L=1596&P=11

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[browolf]

or try here:

http://www.iisfaq.com/default.aspx?View=P11&P=145

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