how to launch an AppleScript from a link in a web page?

[biovizier]

Well, this is starting to get stupid, but I suppose the 'osascript' executed by the server could send a remote event back to the client machine. It would only be possible on a closed network where the server already has all of the client users' login info (with some means of tying the request to the correct machine). All in all, hardly practical, but possibly technically feasible.

Or maybe use AppleScript's "URL Protocol" - it would require the client side user to click "Run", but could potentially allow the running of script contents generated dynamically by the server. I don't think there is too much of an advantage over just having the user download and run the script though, and I don't think it works in every browser either...

eg.
URL Protocol Example.

[tw]

Quote: Originally Posted by biovizier ...I don't think there is too much of an advantage over just having the user download and run the script though...

I think this long ago stopped being about gaining any advantage, and is now just an ongoing effort to see if the nut can be cracked. kind of a mental monkey trap, if you know what I mean.

say what apps work great...

http://www.maccentric.com/dl_saywhat.php

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/6517/say-what

http://www.pure-mac.com/remote.html#saywhat

[garym77]

I tried to download Missing Link for OSX and it came up with a 404 error ?

[Red_Menace]

I believe that it was retired long ago. Take a look at
http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/linktrigger/