Linking PC network resources thru HTML

HAMOS howard amos (howard@slim.slnsw.GOV.AU)
Thu, 26 Jan 1995 08:30:45 +0100

I'm working on linking some PC network resources through HTML links and
would like to know the best way to go about referencing these network
drives.

What I thought of doing was writing a DOS batch file to neatly access the
resource, but I need some way of getting my Web browser to understand that
the appropriate link is not going to a text document but should execute a
program/batch file instead. At the most basic level, I need to shell out
from my browser to DOS (I'm using Netscape for Windows).

Is this just a fanciful idea that really should be implemented, or is there
anyway to do this sort of thing?

Thanks in advance.

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Howard Amos
Network Manager
ILANET Ph: + 61 2 230 1424
State Library of NSW Fax: + 61 2 232 8701
Macquarie St Email: howard@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au
Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA
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