Run files on the server?

Seasoons Greetings!


I have a file test.exe that I'm trying to run on my server. It lives in /wwwroot/ on my IIS server with read and run permissions. According to my book it should run from there, but every time I try to go there with http://localhost/test.exe, nothing happens. If I try to replace /localhost/ with /127.0.0.1/ the webbrowser downloads the file, even when I tell it to execute. My question is: Should I have to tell the browser what to do, shouldn't it just run? Is there a folder programs should reside in? and When you write VBscripts, is it ok to use a texteditor and just name them .vbs, where should they go?


Thanks for your help
Nugget

I am not a server-side scripter, so my answers will be somewhat limited:

Should I have to tell the browser what to do, shouldn't it just run?
  I don't believe that web browsers in general will execute files. I would think that would be a huge security hole. If you want to execute the file I think you may need to do it through VBScript within a page.

Is there a folder programs should reside in?
  As far as I know, wwwroot should work. I've seen people create a \Scripts subfolder so they can control exe permissions before as well.

When you write VBscripts, is it ok to use a texteditor and just name them .vbs?
  Yes.

where should they go?
  See the question about where programs should reside.