How do I perform a shell execute in a chrome extension?

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I'm not finding a way to do this in the chrome.* API or even the experimental. It doesn't run through wscript so ActiveXObject("Shell.Application") isn't allowed.

I fear that my only option is to build a dll with NPAPI but I wanted to see if there was a simpler way.

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Alternatively, you might want to have two applications:

  1. a "client" that works within a chrome extension and
  2. a "local server" where the actual command is executed.

Whenever the extension needs to execute a command, it can connect to the local server via tcp connection.

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