External File Referencing

[Deltaflyer]

I have a page that i want to link documents to. Like in HTML, where you click a button and download the file AND open it. Could somebody please tell me how i can open an external file in its native browser. Ie. .DOC in Word .XLS in Excel, .PPT in Powerpoint. DeltaFlyer
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[bluenote]

Try API function

ShellExecute()

look for the params at the vb api-viewer
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(excuse my english)

 

[aliinal]

You may call it by a shell statement. And explorer will decide (it's own the best application to run the file.. But it generally works..

Like..

Call Shell("explorer " + Chr$(34) + "c:\my documents\try.xls" + chr$(34))

this will run excel and load try.xls into it.
P.S.: Chr$(34)'s are used for preventing misunderstand spaces in a file full path. If you discard Chr$(34) the fullpath will be truncated to the space.

Hope it works!
Bye

 

[bluenote]

if you want more info 'bout ShellExecute() look at

http://www.vbapi.com

: bluenote@uyuyuy.com
(excuse my english)