Sharepoint and DWF files

[geoffsweb]

What's the best way to go about displaying a DWF file within Sharepoint? The client wants to use the Document Library to store files and wants to view them within Sharepoint. They don't want to click on the file and have a dialog box popping up asking what to do with the file, ie Save, Download, Cancel. They want the file to directly display on the page. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[vbkris]

hey,

the problem is not with MOSS but with the client system. does your client system have the correct software to view such files (you dont seem to have an "Open" button coming?).

please confirm if the end user systems have the software to view the DWF files. based on this we may have to see at different options...

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[geoffsweb]

Oh, this hasn't been implemented yet. I was just meaning in general about the dialog box, and I guess I should have added Open to my list. I think that's what I'm getting at. Can Sharepoint get you away from having the client install a free viewer or something? or is there no way around having the end user have a viewer on their machine?

 

[RobertKaucher]

SharePoint cannot. The only way I could se this happening is some sort of custom programming. You may wish to contact autocad and see if they have something. You may want to look at this:

http://www.cadnection.com/

 

[vbkris]

exactly.

you should get some program to convert the DWF to a web friendly format. thats the closest you can get to it...

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[geoffsweb]

What about embedding the object into your html code, like flash does?

Something along these lines:

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF"
CODEBASE=

http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/

DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=7,0,0,928
WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="480">
<PARAM NAME="Src"
VALUE="

http://www.SharePointSite/DWF

Folder/Latest.dwf">
</OBJECT>

 

[vbkris]

nope, that also will not work

Flash works because all browsers come with Flash components installed. otherwise that too would not have worked...

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[geoffsweb]

Even if the client downloads and installs the DWF Viewer? The file still can't be embedded in the page? It will just open in another window using that viewer?

 

[RobertKaucher]

I would not be surprised if there were a Java based viewer that you could do this with. I'd give that a search as well.

 

[vbkris]

>>Even if the client downloads and installs the DWF Viewer

if they have then you should use an IFRAME. that will do it. that way you can avoid the popup...

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[geoffsweb]

It seems as though everybody is on the same page that a DWF can't/shouldn't be embedded, but to just let the Viewer take over.... then what is this guy talking about / trying to show?

http://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/2006/05/how_do_i_embed_.html

 

[vbkris]

that guy is talking about embedding the viewer in your HTML (clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF refers to the class id of the viewer). then giving the DWF file name as a path (VALUE="

http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwf/samples/multiple_layouts_large.dwf).

this is something similar to Flash embeds.

not all viewers support this kind of behavior. looks like your DWF viewer does

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[RobertKaucher]

I thought the point here was that the end users did not have the viewer?


>>> Can Sharepoint get you away from having the client install a free viewer or something?

 

[geoffsweb]

No, the user could have the viewer.... the issue for me is that the client wants the dynamic dwf image embedded within the Sharepoint page and not on a separate page

 

[vbkris]

>>No, the user could have the viewer
those users who dont will get download, open etc

those users who have the viewer will be able to see it within sharepoint.

dont embed in this case as for non viewer users download itself will not come. they will simply get an X mark in their browsers...

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