[Javascript] Call an external program?

[Troy III Ajnej]

This used to be so easy, you could have simply pointed to the program exe 
through Href
But the missuse of every single given browser ability has become its worst 
enemy.
The call can still be achieved in some browsers but now the user will have 
to go pass two or three msg boxes to let it open.

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Troy III
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>From: Miles Thompson <miles at allnovascotia.com>
>Reply-To: "\[JavaScript List\]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
>To: javascript at LaTech.edu
>Subject: [Javascript] Call an external program?
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:29:02 -0300
>
>I've looked through my JS book, and Googled, but I cannot find anything 
>like PHP's exec() command in JavaScript.
>
>What I want to do is this:
>
>	When the operator leaves the "pay_method" combo box, if it has been 
>changed to either "VISA" or "M-C", trigger a call to a credit card 
>maintenance program (CC_app) that runs on the local desktop. This program 
>does NOT run in a browser.
>
>I sort of think it could be done with a Java applet, and the applet could 
>watch the combo box for the change and make the call, but I'm not sure. 
>Then we would end up downloading the applet on every page refresh.
>
>Opinions? Suggestions?
>
>What I am suggesting now is to keep the CC_app open and use an alert() to 
>remind the user who can then Alt+Tab to it.
>
>Tks in advance - Miles Thompson
>
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