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htmlregistrylaunching-applicationyahoo-messenger

Launch an application using HTML

I know that 

<a href = 'ymsgr:sendim?contactID'>Send me a message</a>

will launch Yahoo Messenger.

can I create something like this to launch MSWord or my own application?

Solution

  • Here is an explanation of what you're describing: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16586294/4500419

    And here you can find the URI specifications for Microsoft Office: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn906146.aspx#sectionSection4

    So, something like 

    ms-word:ofv|u|http://yoursite.com/document.docx

    Would open document.docx in read-only mode in MS Word.

    And here's the doc on how to register your own application to a URI scheme in Windows: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914%28v=vs.85%29.aspx