Launch VB script from HTML

[sharpsone]

Is it possible to launch a vbscript from within a webpage. I want to call a .vbs file and execute it, or can I just implement it into a ASP. I'm new to the ASP's so Please break it down for me.

[JoshT]

You can execute server-side vbscript through ASP. You can execute client side vbscript on a web page between script tags just like you can with javascript. You can attempt to have the .vbs downloaded, but the user will be given a choice of whether to run it or not. If they would run it, they probably should have their computer taken away from them.

[adamcox]

Most businesses now also have disabled the running of VBS and JS scripts on the clients to stop virii like Melissa and the AnnaKournikova virus from attacking them and spreading because in a big company like a bank, it could cause all sorts of problems.

Also, if you decide to use VBScript in the code like you would JavaScript, people are likely to complain lots at you if anything goes wrong as I believe VBScript is much easier to cause damage to other peoples computers than JavaScript is.