Re: Launch PC-application from webapplication (html)

Hi,

Guess it must have something to do with your browser.

Maybe a security setting related to different internet zones ?  Do you block 
ActiveX stuff somehow ?

Kind regards,
Paul

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>I want to load Word / Excel from a webpage loaded by a webapplication 
>running on our Websphere Application Server.
>
>I developed this page in WSAD where it runs ok.  I have a Word_button 
>which, when clicked, launches the WordApplication.  However, when I move 
>this page to the iSeries it doesn't work anymore. 
>
>Following error is shown:
>....
>Error: ActiveX component can't create object: 'WScript.shell'
>....
>
>This is the html-part
>....
> 
>        Sub Word_onClick
>                runcmd = "file://C:\Program Files\Microsoft 
>Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE"
>                Set WShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>                WShell.Run Chr(34) & runcmd
>        end Sub
>        Sub Excel_onClick
>                runcmd = "file://C:\Program Files\Microsoft 
>Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE"
>                Set WShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>                WShell.Run Chr(34) & runcmd
>        end Sub
>
>....
>
>        
>
>
>any idea's?
>