Code to open file outside browser. 2

[Turpis]

Is it possible to open any file (as long as application is installed of course) outside of the browser with ASP code?

This code opens files inside the browser.
Me.Response.Redirect("file:///" & "TestFile.doc")

I am not looking for Word only code, but windows file association file opening.


Charles
Quality Assurance/Developer

 

[adamroof]

you'd have to open the shell,winword.exe, which for security reasons is not allowed from a web page.

say hello to windows forms, not web forms!

 

[Turpis]

oh well.

Charles
Quality Assurance/Developer

 

[ca8msm]

Do you mean:

1) Open a file that resides on the server on the clients machine?

2)Open a file that resides on the clients machine on the client?


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[Turpis]

1) As if they browsed to it on the server (or mapped drive) and double clicked it. Should open with whatever application is associated with that extension.

Charles
Quality Assurance/Developer

 

[TipGiver]

        Dim fn As String = "w.doc"
        Dim fp As String = MapPath(fn)

        Dim cs As String = "attachment; filename=" & """" & fn & """"

        Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", cs)
        Response.WriteFile(fp)
        Response.End()

But you have to click "Open" (or Save or Cancel) to open the w.doc word document. I did not manage to automate this process and have the button Open clicked for you.

 

[jbenson001]

Exclletn TipGiver