Open Word from ASP

[TLMM]

I have a Word doc already created that I want to open from an asp page. I
want it to open in Word and allow the user to modify if necessary. I
currently have it opening (using href), but it is opening in IE. I think I
should be able to do it with javascript to open word and then call that
function on the link to the doc. Can someone give me some pointers?

Thanks in advance.

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\) [MVP]]

Internet Explorer is simply a shell. When you open a document in IE, you are
actually editing with the same DLLs that word uses. The control of opening
the document in Word, instead of IE, is a client side setting. You can get
your machine to work this way, but that does not mean everyone else will
work the same way.

I would imagine you could use JavaScript to open the document in word, on
the client, bypassing the client choices. This is not wise, however, as it
is potentially buggy. In addition, it may go counter to the wishes of the
user.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"TLMM" <tl**@wwwnews.com> wrote in message
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I have a Word doc already created that I want to open from an asp page. I
want it to open in Word and allow the user to modify if necessary. I
currently have it opening (using href), but it is opening in IE. I think I
should be able to do it with javascript to open word and then call that
function on the link to the doc. Can someone give me some pointers?

Thanks in advance.

[TLMM]

I noticed that when I open the doc and it opens in IE, that I can edit the
text that is visible. The Word doc that I want to open a labels doc which
the user will open and print labels for all contacts in the database from a
mail merge. This works fine and when testing I can edit the text that is
visible, i.e. the first page. I don't know how I would be able to edit any
other pages b/c I can't get the mail merge toolbar to appear and thus be
able to scroll through the records. Is there a way to accomplish this?
Maybe someone has another method of doing this than what I am currently
doing.

<a href="documents/LabelsAll.doc">&nbsp; All Members</a>

I thought I might be able to open Word, then have this document open in Word
like would happen when you open a Word doc from explorer.

Thanks.

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) [MVP]" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamM> wrote
in message news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Internet Explorer is simply a shell. When you open a document in IE, you are actually editing with the same DLLs that word uses. The control of opening
the document in Word, instead of IE, is a client side setting. You can get
your machine to work this way, but that does not mean everyone else will
work the same way.

I would imagine you could use JavaScript to open the document in word, on
the client, bypassing the client choices. This is not wise, however, as it
is potentially buggy. In addition, it may go counter to the wishes of the
user.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

************************************************
Think Outside the Box!
************************************************
"TLMM" <tl**@wwwnews.com> wrote in message
news:e9**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I have a Word doc already created that I want to open from an asp page. I want it to open in Word and allow the user to modify if necessary. I
currently have it opening (using href), but it is opening in IE. I think I should be able to do it with javascript to open word and then call that
function on the link to the doc. Can someone give me some pointers?

Thanks in advance.

[joker]

Well at this point what you want to do is client side. I'd suggest
posting in the JScript newsgroup as that would be more along the lines
of what you are looking for.

TLMM wrote:

I noticed that when I open the doc and it opens in IE, that I can edit the
text that is visible. The Word doc that I want to open a labels doc which
the user will open and print labels for all contacts in the database from a
mail merge. This works fine and when testing I can edit the text that is
visible, i.e. the first page. I don't know how I would be able to edit any
other pages b/c I can't get the mail merge toolbar to appear and thus be
able to scroll through the records. Is there a way to accomplish this?
Maybe someone has another method of doing this than what I am currently
doing.

<a href="documents/LabelsAll.doc">&nbsp; All Members</a>

I thought I might be able to open Word, then have this document open in Word
like would happen when you open a Word doc from explorer.

Thanks.

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) [MVP]" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamM> wrote
in message news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Internet Explorer is simply a shell. When you open a document in IE, you

are

actually editing with the same DLLs that word uses. The control of opening
the document in Word, instead of IE, is a client side setting. You can get
your machine to work this way, but that does not mean everyone else will
work the same way.

I would imagine you could use JavaScript to open the document in word, on
the client, bypassing the client choices. This is not wise, however, as it
is potentially buggy. In addition, it may go counter to the wishes of the
user.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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Think Outside the Box!
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"TLMM" <tl**@wwwnews.com> wrote in message
news:e9**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I have a Word doc already created that I want to open from an asp page.
I
want it to open in Word and allow the user to modify if necessary. I
currently have it opening (using href), but it is opening in IE. I think
I
should be able to do it with javascript to open word and then call that
function on the link to the doc. Can someone give me some pointers?

Thanks in advance.