I've tried to implement this code but unfortunately Nothing Happens when I click the button: Play example.

Here's my code:

<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"> 
var wshShell = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');
</script>

My PHP code includes:

echo "<input id='btnExplore' type='button' value='Play example' 
onclick='wshShell.Run('C:\\tools\\Play Example.bat');";

The Clipboard holds the correct adress to the source to play, like C:\tools\example.avi

I really would appreciate a comment from any of you.

Cheers, Torbjorn

I've tried to implement this code but unfortunately Nothing Happens when I click the button: Play example.

Here's my code:

<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"> 
var wshShell = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');
</script>

My PHP code includes:

echo "<input id='btnExplore' type='button' value='Play example' 
onclick='wshShell.Run('C:\\tools\\Play Example.bat');";

The Clipboard holds the correct adress to the source to play, like C:\tools\example.avi

I really would appreciate a comment from any of you.

Cheers, Torbjorn

• javascript

• 1 When you write PHP that unconditionally sends a static of HTML and JS to the browser, the PHP is entirely irrelevant. – Quentin Commented Mar 20 at 23:00
• 1 Are you testing this in a browser that you know supports ActiveX? – Quentin Commented Mar 20 at 23:01
• "Nothing Happens when I click the button" — Nothing? Have you looked at the console in the browser's developer tools to see if there are any error messages displayed? – Quentin Commented Mar 21 at 16:40

1 Answer 1

ActiveXObject is very Microsoft-specific and only available in older, pre-Edge browsers. If it is, it's disabled by default due to security concerns. Imagine you load a website and it executes some command on the command line (e.g., delete all files).