InfoPath Dev

I am looking for a way to run a windows app. through JScript code in InfoPath.  I know this can be done through using a fully trusted form, but the way I have my form set up will mess up things if I change it to a fully trusted form.  My form is a domain level secure form, and so the code will need to work for that.  If anyone knows some code that I can write to open this application up through InfoPath that would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks very much for your time and input.

Well, the domain level settings were designed explicitly to prevent you from doing want you want so if you find a way you will essentially expose a security bug in InfoPath! :)

Having said that, I once faced a similar problem where I needed to open a URL on a button click. I tried doing this in code by doing a shell exec and it failed miserably with a security exception. The workaround I found was to use a hyperlink instead of a button. A sort of an ugly workaround could be inserting a hyperlink in your solution (pointing to your application) and asking the user to click it. The fact that the user has to take an explicit action makes it a tiny little bit more secure I guess :)

 I don't think you can get a link to open up automatically, though, there has to be user action. It's probably either this or full-trust.

Here is some code to run an app. through InfoPath using JScript on a fully trusted form.

 

var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell")

var path = "\"C:Program Files\\Folder\\Folder\\Program.exe";

var oExec = shell.run(path); 

 

Hope this helps anyone. 

 

wow, thanks mhudsonjr.. that really helped. :D