hyperlink to exe in Visio 2007

[Scott]

Visio 2002 and 2003 both allow hyperlinks that point to an executable. For
example, a link to C:\windows\notepad.exe launches notepad when the user
follows the link.

Visio 2007 allows you to create the hyperlink but doesn't let you follow it.
("An error (100) occurred during the action Open File. Visio cannot open the
file because it's not a Visio file or it has become corrupted.")

I'm sure this added security is "for my own good". But I want live on the
wild side! I want to be able to include links to executables in my drawings!

I've looked in the Trust Center but haven't found a setting that allows me
to override this behavior. Did I miss something? Any ideas how to allow links
to .exe files?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Al Edlund]

I just ran into that the other day (I had been hyperlinking to telnet). The
issue is that the URI's have been removed from Vista/Internet Explorer.
Instead I now have to use a marker event to call a subroutine that executes
the exe.
al

 

[Scott]

I just ran into that the other day (I had been hyperlinking to telnet). The
issue is that the URI's have been removed from Vista/Internet Explorer.
Instead I now have to use a marker event to call a subroutine that executes
the exe.
al

Yuk! (but thanks for the information)

Scott