preview office documents...

[onrdbandit]

Howdy,

I am writing a document management application, and I want to be able to preview files (mostly MS Office documents, spread sheets and such) selected from the database. I have the app setup so the user can open the file by double clicking, but I want the user to be able to preview the file in a small window. I dont want the user to be able to edit or even interact with the document, just see it (to allow for visual recognition of the file if necessary).

Similarly to the way file can be previewed while browsing through directories...

I have no idea about how to go about this one, so any assistance would be great...

Thanks,
onrdbandit

 

[LastCyborg]

the quick reports are exactly what you need, they have a method to show a preview of the sheet and DB

--- LastCyborg ---