Open MS office documents in Office not the browser

[simonWMC2]

Hi guys...

I have buit a web page that needs to link to a number of word, excel, powerpoint and access files. I want the links to open the files in the full applications rather than the web browser (ie6).

I have tried

<script language="JavaScript">
  function startWord(strFile)
  {
    var myApp = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application");
    if (myApp != null)
    {
      myApp.Visible = true;
      myApp.Documents.Open(strFile);
    }
  }
</script>

But can't get it to work.
I am using DW8 and Office 2003.
Any ideas ?

Thanks

Simon

 

[darryncooke]

You cannot do anything about this. Each user has to change their OS settings.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162059

Otherwise this would be a huge potential security risk.

Darryn Cooke

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[Cheech]

Put them in zip files to force the download?

[Peace][Pipe]

 

[MJB3K]

or if you had server side scripting such as PHP you could use the header(); to send the file download

Regards,

Martin

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[simonWMC2]

Thanks guys....

The only way i managed to get around it in the end was to instruct the users to use the shortcut menu to download the file.

Thanks Tek-Tippers