run an .exe online

lsmww · 04-16-2006, 01:28 AM

Is it possible to run an exe file online...like on a website...do you have to do anything.?

how would this be possible..??

stuluk28 · 04-17-2006, 01:09 AM

Hey, although I'm now expert at programming I'm pretty sure this is neither possible nor a good idea. What were you after?

For starters I think internet explorer or any other good browser would notice and stop the .exe from running. But I have a feeling that only scripting languages designed specifically for the web will work eg, PHP, ASP, ASP.net, Perl, JavaScript, ActionScript etc!

.exe is usually a program that needs to be run, and usually must be run from the persons own computer, which means that they'd have to download it, and NO-ONE would download a random .exe from a website they were visiting!

Hope this helps a bit?

thrive · 06-02-2006, 02:25 PM

Many servers such as IIS (Microsoft) will not only allow you to run an exe online, but they also won't allow you to download one either. You have to zip exe files if you want them downloadable. This is in their latest security service pack. You can built a Java App if you want to execute some function online.

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04-17-2006, 01:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
stuluk28 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sunny England! Posts: 41	Hey, although I'm now expert at programming I'm pretty sure this is neither possible nor a good idea. What were you after? For starters I think internet explorer or any other good browser would notice and stop the .exe from running. But I have a feeling that only scripting languages designed specifically for the web will work eg, PHP, ASP, ASP.net, Perl, JavaScript, ActionScript etc! .exe is usually a program that needs to be run, and usually must be run from the persons own computer, which means that they'd have to download it, and NO-ONE would download a random .exe from a website they were visiting! Hope this helps a bit?

06-02-2006, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
thrive Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 66	Many servers such as IIS (Microsoft) will not only allow you to run an exe online, but they also won't allow you to download one either. You have to zip exe files if you want them downloadable. This is in their latest security service pack. You can built a Java App if you want to execute some function online.