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launch ms-word document in browser

my application needs to call an ms-word document and launch it in the browser. how do i do this using vbscript? tnx

nilapenn

try this

<script language="vbscript">
window.location.href="yourdocumentnamewithpath"
</script>

raghurani

Hi!

You can invoke ms-word (or any such application) only when there is an associated file already available. I do not think you can invoke any application without having an accociated file.

regards,
Raghu

anupkarade

Of Course you can always open an Ms-Word document in the browser.Check the permissions of the virtual directory
in your IIS

you can call this script on any event
<script language="vbscript">
window.open "./Test.doc","Wintest"
</script>

<script language="vbscript">
window.open "Full Path","Wintest"
</script>

regards
Anup

raghurani

anup saab,

window.open "./Test.doc","Wintest" will invoke winword, but, you are invoking winword via an associated file ('test.doc', in this case).

Can we invoke an application without having an associated file with it ? Say for example, if I wish to invoke winword but I do not want winword to open test.doc....

regards,
Raghu

anupkarade

Hi...
Addressing to the issue as raised by Mr.Raghu
we can open the word application from asp here is the script

Set WordApp = CreateObject("word.application")
Set WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add()

this can be done on client and server side both
But ,...
there are many issues tp be solved before it

AspAllowOutOfProcComponents property is to be set true
in IIS Metabase as defaultly only Inproc components are
allowed to be instiantiated....

for more details
refer

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q285/1/76.ASP ---for Creation of word doc

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/iis/deploy/config/metabase.asp ---for setting the AspAllowOutOfProcComponents true

right Raghu sab....??

regards
Anup

raghurani

Anup,

went through the article.. liked it.. but failed to implement the code... what could be wrong then..
I have set the IE options (to 'prompt' while initia..)

Here is my try.asp file:
------------------------
<html>
<head>
</head>

<body>
<script language=vbscript>
Set WordApp = CreateObject("word.application")
Set WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add()

</script>
</body>
</html>
-------------------------

IE prompts me when I access this page, but fails to run winword...

I am running IE 5.0 on Windows 2000...

regards,
raghu

marr

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how will i call/open the word document from a hyperlink? also, do the previous codes also apply to ms excel?

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