Thread: Suppressing Run or Save message

Hi - I've written an hta script (using vbscript) to detect if a user is accessing a website directly from their PC or via a remote connection. This HTA file is set as the startup page in an ASP.net (1.1) application. Its intention is to keep remote users from accessing the website. It works beautifully, except that everytime I go to the site it displays the ol' "Do you want to run or save this file?" message. If I click "Run", the hta runs fine and then I'm taken to the website (if I'm not connecting remotely). However, I want to suppress this "Run or Save" message. I've tried all sorts of setting changes in IE, but no joy. IE7 is the version we use, but the behavior is the same with 6. Does anyone know how to suppress this?

Thanks!

Yup, that link had the information I needed. I'm now running my hta independently from the ASP.Net app, instead of invoking it from inside the app, and it works wonderfully.

Thank you!!

Hi mellome70,

Can u please explain of how it can be done about
"Running hta indenpendently from the Asp.net app, instead of invoking it from iside the app"
Awaiting for ur reply.

Create a project with just the HTA - no asp page, build it and run it. Hope this makes sense

Thanks for your reply melome,

Actually what I wanna do is, try to invoke an exe assume a notepad from one of my Aspx page and for this requirement Im trying to achieve it using hta in my webapplication, and it works fine.... but at a glance the browser throws a Run or Save dialog and I would want to suppress it or if there is any other way, please suggest me so that I can go with it.....

thank you.

Sorry - I never did figure out how to surpress that message from within an ASPX page. Maybe someone else on the forum can help?