Open external application from the extension

[Tanel Tammik]

Hello,

i'm looking some info on how to open external applications from chrome extension. 

Can i get some help from here?

I managed to write a extension, which adds new context menu on the right click. i need to crab the link i'm clicking, which i can do, and then open external application. 

Is it possible?

var parent = chrome.contextMenus.create({
    'title': 'Open stream',
    'contexts': ['link'],
    'onclick': function(info, tab) {
        alert(info.linkUrl) // run a shell command here
    }
});

[Joe Marini]

Extensions cannot invoke arbitrary shell commands. That's a huge security hole.

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[Tanel Tammik]

i'm developing this extension for my personal use only. 

Is it possible to download the link i'm clicking into specified directory?

Tanel

On Sunday, May 18, 2014 12:39:22 AM UTC+3, Joe Marini wrote:

Extensions cannot invoke arbitrary shell commands. That's a huge security hole.

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Tanel Tammik <keev...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

i'm looking some info on how to open external applications from chrome extension. 

Can i get some help from here?

I managed to write a extension, which adds new context menu on the right click. i need to crab the link i'm clicking, which i can do, and then open external application. 

Is it possible?

var parent = chrome.contextMenus.create({
    'title': 'Open stream',
    'contexts': ['link'],
    'onclick': function(info, tab) {
        alert(info.linkUrl) // run a shell command here
    }
});

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[Joe Marini]

If all you want to do is download the link content, you can use the Downloads API or use the filesystem API. You can also use Native Messaging to send a message to your own native app on the machine.

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