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How can you open windows program by pressing a button on web page

How can you open windows program by pressing a button on web page

I develop web app in asp.net, and I want to do some action in windows when press button on

the web page,

For example: when you press Messenger button in http://www.msn.com/?ocid=hmlogout

windows live messenger will open in your computer,

Is there a certain technique to do that ?

thanks for any suggestion.

Dani.

+2  A: 

This will not work unless you try to upen a URI with an associated protocol on the client.

torrent:// or something like this.

citronas  2010-03-09 10:04:54
+1. It can also work if the link points to a document that is associated with a local application, e.g. a link to a .doc file will usually open the document in Word. However, not all applications can be launched that way.
0xA3  2010-03-09 10:09:42
Thank you citronas, Your answer is make sense, but i still a little confuse about what is the best protocol and what are the classes in .net allocated for this purpose ?thank y again.
Dani AM  2010-03-09 11:56:01
+1  A: 

You can either:

  1. open applications associated with a protocol (as citronas said)
  2. use a trusted applet/activex
Manrico Corazzi  2010-03-09 10:12:35

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