What is wrong with my short code?

**fmpfmpf** · 05-26-2011 07:15 AM

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Test Test</title>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">

function LaunchCommand()
{
var launcher = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
launcher.Run("file:///C:/Program/ColorCop.exe");

window.open('','_self','');
window.close();
}

</script>
</head>
<body>
<br>

<center>
<font size = 5>Click the button</font>

<br><br>

<input name="Command" value="RGB Color"
onclick="LaunchCommand()" type="button" style="width:200px;height:100px">

<body>
<center>
</html>

Above is a short code which i have written.

When i tested it in windows XP, the program ColorCop opens when i click the button.
But in Windows Server 2008, nothing happens when i click the button.

Any idea why?

TQ

**fmpfmpf** · 05-26-2011 07:17 AM

Sorry, i forgot to mention that it is Windows Server 2008 R1.

**RParkes** · 05-26-2011 09:42 AM

While I'm no expert I would check these things:

1) There is a file located at C:/Program/ColorCop.exe on the Windows Server 2008 machine
2) Javascript is enabled on the browser being used on the machine
3) The code is actually being run, i.e. an "alert" as the first line in the function gets called

There are also a bunch of things wrong with your markup:

1) Your <br> tags should actually be <br />
2) You have not actually closed the <body> tag.
3) You have not actually closed the <center> tag.
4) The attempted closing <center> tag is outside the attempted closing <body> tag.
5) You have not actually closed the <input> tag.
6) This (afaik) is not legal syntax, nor is there a size attribute for font, specify the size with the style attribute:

HTML Code:

<font size = 5>

I would also suggest this:
Validate Markup

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