Execute Command (cmd) by Hyperlink or Javascript

Question

I am looking for a way to make the client machine execute some command line in the command prompt (cmd) from a web page (intranet application).

I guess (and hope) this cannot be done by browser standards. But assuming I have full access to the clients' machines and can setup everything I need on them - Is there a way to make Internet Explorer trigger a launch of cmd and execute a given command? So I could then include hyperlinks or javascript to access it like, for example, this:

<a href="cmd:C\Program Files\...">Click Me</a>

executeCmd('C:\\Program Files\\...');

If there is no easy way to configure something like this, I'd be very thankful for workarounds or different approaches to trigger a command from a web page.

I'm not certain if this is exactly what you're after, but it's a step in the right direction: stackoverflow.com/questions/15351508/… — Matt
– Matt, Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 8:30
Use a custom protocol handler. Here is the microsoft documentation — MC ND
– MC ND, Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 11:03

Patton Pierce · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-18 14:05:42Z

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Instead of using

<a href="cmd:C\Program Files\...">Click Me</a>

executeCmd('C:\\Program Files\\...');

Use this

<a href="file:\\C:\Program Files\...">Click Me</a>

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 14:05

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