Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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sheikhmdirfan
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Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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Hello everyone,

I have a requirement in my PHP application which needs me to open a CD Burning application like NERO or others
so that data can be burnt on it.

I want to know how i can achieve this using PHP or Javascript or both...
so that on a click of a button or any other link etc i can open the CD burning application..

and also can i burn data from a web page on to a cd...

Please help...

Thanks in advance...
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requinix
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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You can't do it with JavaScript. The most you can do with PHP is launch the CD burning application on the server.

You can't touch the user's machine.
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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Sometimes I think people believe PHP can do anything...
sheikhmdirfan
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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Cant i do it using any COM objects or anything like that...

Is opening it on client side totally impossible or what???
BornForCode
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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You cannot do anything like that due the security implemented at browser level. Even if you make a com (welcome back vb6 :D) you should always remember that it will run on server and not on a client.

For this you need a java applet, or it's corespondence an ActiveX.
sheikhmdirfan
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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Ok can u please tell me how i can go about this ActiveX thing...

How can i implement that..

Do u have any code or study material or links that i can use to do so..
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Re: Opening a CD burning application through PHP or Javascript

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ActiveX (Microsoft technology) is created in languages like C++, C# or VB. c
This company has a decent activex: http://www.filesland.com/companies/aaxC ... ntrol.html look for aaxDriveManager and is just 25 usd.

The company i listed is not mine, so i am not advertising it :) i just provide a solution to member problem :)
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