need to launch an app from a web pagee

[lexicon]

i need some code that will open a generic application.
any help you could give me would be helpfull
also i could use some code to automatically close the window
any ideas?

[PeOfEo]

what kind of application. A program on a persons computer? Or start a server side application? Starting any application on a persons computer other then outlook when they click an email link is not possible with a web language.

[lexicon]

first it's for my personal computer
a program on my hard drive
i tried
a href=file:///path/program.exe
but that doesn't quite work right
get an install dialog box, don't want that

[PeOfEo]

A weblanguage is read through your browser, and a browser cannot trigger other programs, other then an email editor or default media players if media is to be streamed. You cant just click on a link and have it open dream weaver or something, I am afraid it is just not possible.

[lexicon]

oh well