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Rosario Foxx
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HTA (HTML Application) Help. Jul 21, 2010 19:18:30 GMT -8

Post by Rosario Foxx on Jul 21, 2010 19:18:30 GMT -8

Alright. Here it is, I want to set a program to run on click from a link, but (remember, this is an application, not a web page) without bringing up the "Do you want to run or save?" menu, while also being able to use (Current Directory) as part of the link to the file, so it's compatible with all drives without the need to copy to a computer. Help, please? This will run from a CD Rom Drive. This is what I currently have so far.


<html>
<head>
<title>FreePlay Installer</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION 
     ID="FreePlay"
     APPLICATIONNAME="FreePlay Installer"
     SCROLL="no"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="maximize"
>
</head>
<!--#set var="CD" value="./" -->
<OBJECT ID="oShell"
CLASSID="clsid:13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000">
</OBJECT>

<script language=vbscript>
 Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
 myCur = objShell.CurrentDirectory
 objShell.Run("""E:\setup.exe""")  
</script>

./PRISM Guard Shield/setup.exe
<Center>
<body>
<body bgcolor="000000" TEXT="FFFFFF" LINK="FFFFFF" VLINK="FFFFFF" ALINK="FFFFFF">
<table align="center" class="bordercolor" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" width="70%">
<tr>
<td class="windowbg">
<center>
<Center><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: Black"></p></p></Font>

<Font Size="4" Style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: Black">
<U>Welcome to the FreePlay Installer. Please select your game below.</U></Font>
</Center>
</center>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br >
<a href="#" onClick="PRISM();"><IMG SRC="./prism.png"></A><br ><br >
PRISM: Guard Shield

<br ><br ><br >
<IMG SRC="./fear.gif"><br ><br >
FEAR Combat<br ><br >
After Installing FEAR Combat, <B><U>click here</U></B> to update to latest files.<br >
________________________________________________________<br ><br >

For users of Windows Vista and Windows 7, we recommend you also install the following file.<br ><br >

<IMG SRC="./directx.png"><br ><br >
Direct X 9.0 Runtime November 2008

<br ><br >

If any errors about files missing are generated by the game instructing you to reinstall the application, ignore the instructions. The error is caused by the system not having the Direct X 9.0 End User Runtime installed.
</Table>
</Center>

My errors come about when trying to include the current directory variable in the application. %CD% isn't working, and neither is . , help?

Last Edit: Jul 21, 2010 19:20:53 GMT -8 by Rosario Foxx

Charles Stover
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HTA (HTML Application) Help. Jul 22, 2010 6:07:21 GMT -8

Post by Charles Stover on Jul 22, 2010 6:07:21 GMT -8

Firstly, I think you should use actual HTML instead of HTA, simply because someone may not have IE set to their default browser. That's also not to mention the fact that HTA is pointless and ugly. This will also fix your "Do you want to save or run?" problem, since HTML always opens the link clicked instead of saving it.
I see you're already using "Current Directory" with your directx.png, so I don't understand your question. To link within the current directory (instead of having to guess the drive, e.g. where you used E:\), use ./

Rosario Foxx
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HTA (HTML Application) Help. Jul 22, 2010 11:52:54 GMT -8

Post by Rosario Foxx on Jul 22, 2010 11:52:54 GMT -8

Nono, not what I mean. The ./ works while being used in html, but in the script that's used as a reference to execute, it just doesn't work for me. And, I don't use Internet Explorer as my default browser, but it seems to work alright for me. Although, maybe that is indeed a decent possibility, and would make the project far simpler.