ASP page to prompt a server to run executable

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Hi,

I have a simple ASP page with different links. I am trying to have the links on the page open a PDF document that gets constructed by an executable (vb.net). The VB code has to run on a separate server (outside the DMZ).

How do I go about making the links prompt the server to execute my VB code and pass it some values? Also, how can I signal the ASP page to open the requested PDF when my VB code is done processing?

Thanks a lot for your time!

Posted 25-Jun-12 10:59am

fadyb

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[no name] 25-Jun-12 17:45pm

You are not thinking about Process.Start are you?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jun-12 23:55pm

Aha, executing some application on server side? What would be the point?
--SA

fadyb 26-Jun-12 13:29pm

Process.Start won't help me.
I need to execute on the server to have access to the database behind the firewall.

Steve Maier 26-Jun-12 13:27pm

Can you change the vb.net exe at all or is it someone elses code?

fadyb 26-Jun-12 13:29pm

It doesn't have to be in VB. Any .net will do. Thanks.

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