hi , i want to know if i save my webpage in .hta that mean that it became like a excutable where i am not in need anymore to an internet browser to see it .
thanks in advance.

web pages are viewed in web browsers.
executables aren't web pages.
no clue what a .hta should mean.

not sure what you meant, but if i understood you correctly hope the above clears answers your question.

I believe IE still has to be installed though since .hta's use IE's object model. Not really sure. I haven't ran into many reasons to use .hta's. I have used them before for demonstrations where you need to display web pages for power point presentaions. Very nice way to display web pages without showing also the garbage that comes along in the browser (toolbars, menus, etc.).

so .hta is like a browser with a web page included?

sounds interesting... so what the hell is .hta??
Someone explain in detail

Dan

Originally Posted by OmuCuSucu

so .hta is like a browser with a web page included?

Kinda. Basically the web pages opens in a window. You can add variables to your .hta that will add certain things to the window like menus or buttons.

And an .hta is just an application that you can create from an html file. It is as simple as renaming a file, for example change index.html to index.hta. Try it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...taoverview.asp

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

sounds interesting... so what the hell is .hta??
Someone explain in detail

Dan

HTA = Hypertext Application
Its basically a technique to allow you to create an application using HTML/VBScript/Javascript. It requires a minimum of IE4 to be installed.
When creating one, script in your page basically can do almost anything a regular executable could. Most heavy lifting is done by communication with ActiveX controls built into the system.
So, you could use an HTA to launch a borderless window, that uses javascript to read/write files, you can read/edit the registry, open sockets, all kinds of fun things. You can even customize the icon for the window and of the HTA icon itself.
Think of it like (*nix) shell scripting for windows.

HTA's use the IE engine with the security turned off. The assumption is that if the file is on your drive vs "the internet" that its ok.

well sounds to me like exporting flash with or without the projector ...

the html is still html. the browser changes. i learned a new thing today ... don't think i'll need it any time soon though

this sounds quite cool, is it really used now days though i dont think i have ever come accross it.

Dan

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

this sounds quite cool, is it really used now days though i dont think i have ever come accross it.

Dan

Its not widely used (as in distributed applications). It mostly serves as a way of providing a windows equivalent of shell scripting (bat files being too limited in functionality).
You can do some really cool stuff with it though.

is it the same as what some of the online virus scanners? where they can tour pc from a webpage with virus software?

dan

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

is it the same as what some of the online virus scanners? where they can tour pc from a webpage with virus software?

dan

Hmmm, not sure, I've never used those (being a linux user). I would guess that they use ActiveX. Just seems like it'd be easier to write a virus scanner in C++ than javascript.