How to open outlook client on machine from browser to add calendar event?

Question

I am trying to open outlook client from a website (ie from browser)

I can find a way to open outlook client if I want to mail someone like so:

<a href="mailto:name@gmail.com">Click here to mail</a>

Currently, I download.ics file on client machine and user can manually add an event to their default mail client by clicking on.ics file.

is there a way to directly open outlook client and add calendar event without having user to click on the.ics file?

Thanks for help in advance.

Answer 1

You cannot execute shell commands on the client-side, like executing an application. That is a security hole and browsers will never let that happen.