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Cant open InDesign .indd files from within SharePoint 2010
I cannot open InDesign .indd files from within SharePoint 2010
When opening the file using Internet explorer i recieve the following message.
Do you want to save this file, or find a program online to open it?
Name:file.latex
When opening the file in explorer view i recieve the following message.
Cannot open the document ......file.indd. You may not have permission or the document may be open already
What i think is happening is...
When a InDesign file is opened a lock file ~file .idlk is created and Sharepoint cant cope with the ~ symbol in the file name
When opening the file using Internet explorer i recieve the following message.
Do you want to save this file, or find a program online to open it?
Name:file.latex
When opening the file in explorer view i recieve the following message.
Cannot open the document ......file.indd. You may not have permission or the document may be open already
What i think is happening is...
When a InDesign file is opened a lock file ~file .idlk is created and Sharepoint cant cope with the ~ symbol in the file name
Justin Smith
This could be an IIS issue. You may look into http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326965
ASKER
Thankyou for your comment.
The issue dosn't appear to be IIS as SharePoint will allow the uploading of .indd (Indesign files) and .idlk (Indesign lock files.) It however has a mild heart attack when the file name contains a ~ character as this is a illegal chararcter within sharepoint.
The issue dosn't appear to be IIS as SharePoint will allow the uploading of .indd (Indesign files) and .idlk (Indesign lock files.) It however has a mild heart attack when the file name contains a ~ character as this is a illegal chararcter within sharepoint.
Based on your original question, I understood it that you couldn't open .indd files at all in SP 2010. Are you now saying this isn't the case? You can open them as long as they don't have a "~" character?
~ is an illegal character in SharePoint, you can not really use it anywhere.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905231
~ is an illegal character in SharePoint, you can not really use it anywhere.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905231
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Sorry i will clarify,
I can upload .indd (Indesign files) successfully to sharepoint 2010
I cannot open .indd (Indesign files) from within sharepoint 2010 at all.
When a .indd (Indesign file) is opened normally (not from within sharepoint) it creates a lock file(~filename .idlk) and the .indd (Indesign file) opens.
When a .indd (Indesign file) is opened within SharePoint the lock file (~filename .idlk) cannot be created as it contains the ~ character which is a illegal chararcter within sharepoint.
What i think is happening is...
With this lock file (~filename .idlk) unable to be created, indesign displays the error message "You may not have permission or the document may be open already" and fails to open.
Does this make more sence?
I can upload .indd (Indesign files) successfully to sharepoint 2010
I cannot open .indd (Indesign files) from within sharepoint 2010 at all.
When a .indd (Indesign file) is opened normally (not from within sharepoint) it creates a lock file(~filename .idlk) and the .indd (Indesign file) opens.
When a .indd (Indesign file) is opened within SharePoint the lock file (~filename .idlk) cannot be created as it contains the ~ character which is a illegal chararcter within sharepoint.
What i think is happening is...
With this lock file (~filename .idlk) unable to be created, indesign displays the error message "You may not have permission or the document may be open already" and fails to open.
Does this make more sence?
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We are currently running InDesign CS3 does anyone know if this issue still exists on CS 4 or CS5?
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