How to connect a Program with a Protocol like Skype uses (callto:) Outlook uses (mailto:)

Question

I just wanted to know how to open a desktop app written in vb.net or C# when user visit my website and click a link like:

<a href="openit:user_id">Click here</a>

what is the simplest way to perform this action?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/389204/how-do-i-create-my-own-url-protocol-e-g-so — Ofiris, Mar 01 '14 at 17:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '14 at 17:12

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Look up how to register a protocol handler, here may be a good starting point: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914%28v=vs.85%29.aspx This is generally something that you'd do in your installer.

answered Mar 01 '14 at 17:12

OSborn

i have register that alert protocol into my registry and mentioned the exe file path to be run when that protocol is triggered but nothing happens but if i call the program in RUN "C:\soft.exe" "alert:me" then it shows the parameter of alert:me but not when the browser ask so.. – sudo Mar 02 '14 at 05:03

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