How do I email a hyperlink to a program file with a website as a parameter

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

Hi all,

We're trying to email a hyperlink to a program file on a persons C: drive
which by itself works fine. But when we append a parameter in the form of
http://website.com then it thinks the entire link is a website and chokes.
What we're trying to do start a Citrix ICA file from an email and feed it a
dynamic website. The full link is

"C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICA Client\wfica32.exe" \\server\share\IE.ICA
/param:"HTTP://website.com"

I want the link to be just as is but Outlook changes the backslashes to
forward slashes and generally mucks it up. Even when I manually enter the
URL. So my question is how do I pass this exact line as a hyperlink?

My second question is how to I get Outlook to stop it's complaining about
running a C:\Executable.exe?


thanks

Pete

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

1) Not, it is not possible to include parameters in hyperlinks like that.

2) Maybe, but that depends on the Outlook version and what control you have
over the security settings. See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

1) Not, it is not possible to include parameters in hyperlinks like that.

Ok if not a hyperlink then how can I email a command such as this. Can I
attach it somehow?

Thanks
Pete

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

Anybody?

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

Is there anybody actually supporing this newgroup?

 

[Bob I]

Nope, it is a public newsgroup. If someone reads you question and has an
answer, they may post it. Nothing requires anyone to post anything in a
public newsgroup.

 

[Bob I]

Send it as a .bat file?

Ok if not a hyperlink then how can I email a command such as this. Can I
attach it somehow?

Thanks
Pete

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

Thanks Bob. I've tried bat and cmd files and I've also tried a lnk and
Outlook strips them all. I have no control over our Exchange system, only
the Citrix farm so I cannot make any modifications to allow this. There's
got to be some way to send a link to a file that includes a parameter.

Thanks again.

Pete

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

I see.

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps send a link to a cmd file that fires the file + parameter.

 

[Peter J. Dickason, MCSE]

Yea I think that is my only option. Thanks for the help

Perhaps send a link to a cmd file that fires the file + parameter.

Pete

 

[Bob I]

yes, sometimes it can be a pain getting legit stuff through the security
layers.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

Thanks Bob. I've tried bat and cmd files and I've also tried a lnk and
Outlook strips them all. I have no control over our Exchange system, only
the Citrix farm so I cannot make any modifications to allow this. There's
got to be some way to send a link to a file that includes a parameter.

If there's "got to" be a way, cite your evidence for believing so.

 

[Bob I]

If there's "got to" be a way, cite your evidence for believing so.

Sometimes it is easy to forget that one is actually after an outcome,
and focus too closely on the method.