Use CGI to create XML that will cause IE to start InfoPath?

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SGMLGuy

I need to be able to point Internet Explorer web server-side script of some
sort that will create an XML file (using all the appropriate InfoPath PIs)
and have Internet Explorer invoke InfoPath on the dynamically generated file.

So far, all I've been able to do is get IE to display the XML. I then have
to use IE's "File|Edit with XML Editor" command to start InfoPath. Is there a
neater way of doing this? As a possibly interesting data point, the generated
file can be dragged and dropped into IE (from a WebDAV filesystem on the web
server) and IE starts InfoPath as expected. I realize I may be running into
some funky security problem, but the web server is running on my workstation
and as far as I can tell, I should be able to run forms in the same domain.

I will use IE and InfoPath on the client side, but the ideal backend would
be Apache/Python, however I am desperate and will consider any options.
Thanks.
 

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