Can programs be executed using HTML

[Bindusar]

Hi. I want to know whether it is possible to execute any program or windows application using HTML. I just want to make a page using html through which we can execute or open an application or program by linking the source for the preferred program. I do not know can it be done I doubt. But some of my friends say that it does not happen. Is there any software or application tool to do the same. Please help.

[Praetor]

Well you want to execute a program using html that is it should start the process or get open with a click on the link. I do not think it is possible because of the security reasons. There is no such application tool or software through which you can execute a program by creating a webpage for the same. In my knowledge even if you link the specific application source it would nit work. But for a try you can go.

[Katty]

I don't any possibility through which you can run the program using html file. This is because there is no such compiler for HTML. An html page is designed using notepad also it is a simple static page with no redirection or dynamic content embedded. The program is far from being getting executed using the link developed in HTML. There is no such application that would help in doing it. Even if it does exists then it needs to be executed in the background for the process.

[kelfro]

Execution of programs is basically done with the help of programming languages like C or C++. They are basically the language that has to be coded for creating a program. This does happen by executing it using Turbo c or c++ compiler. In that way HTML has no compiler to execute its just a pure notepad written application and saved with extension .htm or .html. It requires an active x control tool to be embed in it in order to allow access to programs. It cannot directly execute them. Also the active x control tool depends on the security allowance of the system too.