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Here is something I was wondering
1. open a window
2. type in a location
3. if of the form pbtp:// it is a purebasic source code and call pbcompiler and execute the following text
4. if it is http:// then its browser based (we can use the browser code already around here)
if not then execute the pb source
else if u can make pb a plugin like a java plugin...

Besides stating the obvious that this could be a huge security issue (unknown and unseen source compiled to a exe and executed),
it's also impractical as everyone would need PureBasic (not a bad idea in and of itself as Fred would be richer than bill gates) but for end users impractical.

And for the few devs that might need/find this useful in certain environments, you can actually add this to your browser easily (at least Firefox) as most browsers let you add custom url and mime handlers.

what is the security risk? I mean an exe is an exe however, it has the same implications as using a browser in any other way. one still has to trust the server in any way.

Yeah a website you go to has full access to your computer system

well not really , but via java applets it can mess around