How to Run EXE From SharePoint

Microsoft's SharePoint software allows you to create intranet applications and websites for your company. To launch an application from the site, you link to the document that requires the EXE launched. You can also link directly to the EXE file that launches the application. Because the software is used in intranets, the application opens without a security issue.

Instructions

1. Open the SharePoint editor from the Windows menu on a computer that hosts the SharePoint intranet projects.

2. Open the page on which you want to open the EXE file. Add a link to the document that requires the EXE, if you want to automatically open a file for the user. The following code opens a local copy of a file for the user and launches the EXE associated with the document:

   <a href="file:///file.doc">Open the document</a>

   In this example, a local Word document named "file.doc" is linked. The link opens the document and launches the Word application.

3. Link directly to the EXE if you want the application to run without a file associated with the process. Use the following code to open only the application:

   <a href="file:///word/word.exe">Launch Word</a>

   This link launches the Word application in the "Word" directory.

4. Click the "Save" option to save the changes and click "Launch" to upload the new changes to the intranet site.

References

• Microsoft: Run a .NET EXE file from within SharePoint