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you like a moron with no not-a-moron option {{{{{{{{{<br /> <br /> }}}}}}}}}} Anyone who points out Firefox is open source {{{{{{{{{{{<br /> <br /> {{{ Sandwich Toasters }}}</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.20&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 22:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">21 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.21">35356.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've looked further into things and I think the PHP command "exec" is what I might need to use, but, I can't figure out how to get it to work as a link <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.21&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 22:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Nov 2008 22:17"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.22">35356.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_21" target="_self">35356.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>WIthout reading the thread much (on mobile) exec lets you run a command on the server (as opposed to the client).</p> <p> </p> <p>To do it as a link just pass a variable through. sanitise it though, to stop people running anything on your server.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.22&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 22:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 19 Nov 2008 08:07"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.23">35356.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_22" target="_self">35356.22</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ah, not what I want then. Command needs to be run client side.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.23&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: steve<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 22:20</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Nov 2008 22:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.24">35356.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_23" target="_self">35356.23</a></div> <div class="message_body"> PC Format coverdisks used to use some form of magic to make the browser run an .exe installer without complaining. It was discussed on the first Delphi PCF forum.<br /> <br /> HTH <span class="emoticon e_embarrassed" title=":$"><span class="e__">:$</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.24&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_25"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_25"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 22:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">25 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.25">35356.25</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oooh - investigate HTA - that lets you execute shell commands and also connect to servers.<br /> <br /> Assuming uni machines don't block it.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.25&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.25"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_26"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_26"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: empathy<span class="message_time">18 Nov 2008 23:25</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 19 Nov 2008 09:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">26 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.26">35356.26</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_23" target="_self">35356.23</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Write a tiny program (c, vb, whatever) that can open a certain file extension, say .ant and which then simply runs<br /> <br /> c:\Program Files\SpinWorks\SpinWorks.exe Z:\Docs\Uni\MPhil\NMR\2008-10-21-AB-26\10\fid<br /> <br /> or whatever. You could either have the .ant file contain the correct directory to use in the call. Then associate .ant files with the application on the client computer, and get your web app to produce the appropriate .ant files. Bit of effort involved but at least it will work seamlessly.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.26&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.26"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_27"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_27"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ally<span class="message_time">19 Nov 2008 13:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: empathy <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 19 Nov 2008 21:41"></span></span> <span class="message_count">27 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.27">35356.27</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_26" target="_self">35356.26</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But add a crapload of security to check what it's trying to do. Otherwise you're leaving a huge security hole on the computer... not one that's likely to be exploited but still bad practise.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.27&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.27"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_28"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_28"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">29 Nov 2008 23:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">28 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.28">35356.28</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I gave up on the getting things to open in Spinworks idea since it seems way more hassle than it's worth right now, but with what I've decided to do I've come across a problem.</p> <p> </p> <p>When I open a full entry to show the full set of data I want to click a link to show any of the spectra as a PNG or JPEG. I want this image to load underneath the main content area, in an extra DIV. Is this possible easily? Or is the alternative an iframe? (which I was trying to avoid)</p> <p> </p> <p>Also, are there are any batch converters for PDF to PNG/JPEG? I tried irfanview but it was being an arse not being able to recognise PDFs properly even after installing the relevant plugins.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.28&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.28"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a35356_29"></a><div class="message" id="message_35356_29"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">29 Nov 2008 23:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 Nov 2008 23:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">29 of 158</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.29">35356.29</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=35356.20#a35356_28" target="_self">35356.28</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh, I want this DIV to be invisible until the image link is clicked.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=35356.29&return_msg=35356.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="35356.29"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="35356.30" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>