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How to open an external file out of an HTA
  1. 15 Aug 2008 #1


    Jan Guest

    How to open an external file out of an HTA

    Hi everybody,



    I have an HTA wich queries printer informations from the active
    directory.
    The output is also in the HTA.
    By clicking the printer name, the property window of the printer
    should open.
    The command is "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n \\server
    \printer"

    How can I put this command in a href?

    I tryed
    strHTML & "<td><a href='file://rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n
    \\" & sn & "\" & pn & "'>"& pn & "</td>"

    Thanks

    Regards Jan

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  2. 15 Aug 2008 #2


    Tom Lavedas Guest

    Re: How to open an external file out of an HTA

    On Aug 15, 5:21*am, Jan <m...@xxxxxx> wrote:

    > Hi everybody,
    >
    > I have an HTA wich queries printer informations from the active
    > directory.
    > The output is also in the HTA.
    > By clicking the printer name, the property window of the printer
    > should open.
    > The command is "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n *\\server
    > \printer"
    >
    > How can I put this command in a href?
    >
    > I tryed
    > strHTML & "<td><a href='file://rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n
    > \\" & sn & "\" & pn & "'>"& pn & "</td>"
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Regards Jan
    This is the way I would do it ...

    <html>
    <head>
    <script language=vbs>

    sub PrtProperties
    sn = Machine.value
    pn = Printer.value
    sCmd = "rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /p /n \\" & sn & "\" & pn
    with createobject("wscript.shell")
    .run sCmd, 1, false
    end with
    end sub

    </script>
    <body>
    Machine:<input type=text name=Machine> &nbsp;
    Printer:<input type=text name=Printer> &nbsp;
    <input type=button onclick='vbscript:PrtProperties' value=Properties>
    </body>
    </html>

    Tom Lavedas
    ===========

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