Opening Word document from an ASP page

[mkorch17]

Hello,

I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[Slim]

ASP is server side,

you need to use client side script

try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server

http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hello,

I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[mkorch17]

Doesn't open anything.
Slim wrote:

ASP is server side,

you need to use client side script

try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server

http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@j33g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Hello,

I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[Slim]

works for me

I was using Word.Application.11 (office 2003)
I have changed it to Word.Application

try again
http://wanews.org/test/word.htm

"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...

Doesn't open anything.
Slim wrote:

ASP is server side,

you need to use client side script

try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server

http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@j33g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

> Hello,
>
> I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
> also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
> contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
> open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
> clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
> found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
> merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
> I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>

[Slim]

PS you will need to check your IE security setting and make sure active x
can run

"Slim" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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works for me

I was using Word.Application.11 (office 2003)
I have changed it to Word.Application

try again
http://wanews.org/test/word.htm

"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...

Doesn't open anything.
Slim wrote:

ASP is server side,

you need to use client side script

try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server

http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@j33g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
> also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
> contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
> open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
> clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
> found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
> merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
> I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>

[mkorch17]

I can't use an ActiveX solution, my company does not allow it.

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

mkorch17 wrote:

Hello,

I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe something in this article will help you:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q257757

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[Slim]

Opening word on client side requires it
"mkorch17" <ma***************@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I can't use an ActiveX solution, my company does not allow it.