hyperlink to files not in web root

[Joe]

How do I write a hyperlink on an asp page to a word doc
not in the web root?

If I have a page in my test directory of the web root and
my files are sitting on my e drive?

Thanks

[Tom Kaminski [MVP]]

"Joe" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I write a hyperlink on an asp page to a word doc
not in the web root?

If I have a page in my test directory of the web root and
my files are sitting on my e drive?

You need to create a virtual directory if you want those doc files to be
accessible via an http url. For example, on the root of your site create a
virtual directory named "docs" and point it at the folder on E: that has the
files. You can then hyperlink to http://yourserver/docs/file1.doc ...

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[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

You can stream it to the user using ADODB.Stream
http://www.aspfaq.com/2161

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"Joe" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I write a hyperlink on an asp page to a word doc
not in the web root?

If I have a page in my test directory of the web root and
my files are sitting on my e drive?

Thanks

[Joe]

Thanks. That is what I was trying. Is there a difference
with a word file? I wouldn't think there should be but
when I stream it to the browser and get the save as dialog
box I save it to my desktop and then can't open it in word?

Thanks for your reply.

-----Original Message-----
You can stream it to the user using ADODB.Stream
http://www.aspfaq.com/2161

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How do I write a hyperlink on an asp page to a word doc
not in the web root?

If I have a page in my test directory of the web root and my files are sitting on my e drive?

Thanks

.

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

> Thanks. That is what I was trying. Is there a difference

with a word file? I wouldn't think there should be but
when I stream it to the browser and get the save as dialog
box I save it to my desktop and then can't open it in word?

What does "can't open it" mean? Do you get an error message? If so, what
is it?

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

And this doesn't happen if you open the Word file without "downloading" it?
Or did you try that? I really don't think that this method is corrupting
your file, perhaps it is already corrupt. I've never had a problem using
ADODB.Stream for Office documents...

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SQL Server MVP
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"Joe" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Sorry. It will "open" in word but it is all garbage
Example "ÐÏ à¡± á > þÿ O Z þÿÿÿ S <
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Thanks

-----Original Message-----

Thanks. That is what I was trying. Is there a difference with a word file? I wouldn't think there should be but
when I stream it to the browser and get the save as dialog box I save it to my desktop and then can't open it in

word?

What does "can't open it" mean? Do you get an error

message? If so, what

is it?
.

[Joe]

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[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

Sorry, I can't reproduce the problem. Maybe it's some language or regional
settings on your issue, the same problems that caused your other post to
come out all garbage the way you're seeing your Word document.

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"Joe" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I don't know what happened to the other post. I opened it
from the directory that the server is serving from and the
file is fine. Only when I do a save as or open is it
corrupted. I am using code modified only in path and
filename from that downloaded from ASPFAQ.com

I dunno what's going on word is XP and IE is 6 sp1.

Thanks again

-----Original Message-----
And this doesn't happen if you open the Word file

without "downloading" it?

Or did you try that? I really don't think that this

method is corrupting

your file, perhaps it is already corrupt. I've never had

a problem using

ADODB.Stream for Office documents...

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SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/
"Joe" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

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Sorry. It will "open" in word but it is all garbage
Example "ÐÏ à¡± á > þÿ O Z þÿÿÿ S <
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿì"
Thanks
-----Original Message-----
> Thanks. That is what I was trying. Is there a
difference
> with a word file? I wouldn't think there should be but> when I stream it to the browser and get the save as
dialog
> box I save it to my desktop and then can't open it in
word?

What does "can't open it" mean? Do you get an error
message? If so, what
is it?
.

.