I can't seem to open a word document from any of my browsers except the one
on my web server.
Here is the .aspx file:
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<%@dotnet.itags.org. Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<%@dotnet.itags.org. import Namespace="System.IO" %>
<Script Runat="Server">
Sub Page_Load
Dim conPubs As SqlConnection
Dim cmdSelect As SqlCommand
Dim dtrAuthors As SqlDataReader
' Retrieve records from database
conPubs = New SqlConnection(
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("MM_CONNECTION_STRING
_Contour_Server"))
cmdSelect = New SqlCommand( "Select title,fullFileName From
openworx..QADocs order by title", conPubs )
conPubs.Open()
dtrAuthors = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader()
' Bind to Repeater
rptAuthors.DataSource = dtrAuthors
rptAuthors.DataBind()
dtrAuthors.Close()
conPubs.Close()
End Sub
</Script>
<html>
<head><title>Repeater.aspx</title></head>
<body>
<form Runat="Server">
<asp:Repeater
ID="rptAuthors"
Runat="Server">
<ItemTemplate>
<a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=<%# Container.DataItem("fullFileName") %>" ><%#
Container.DataItem("title") %></a><br>
</ItemTemplate>
<separatortemplate>
<hr></separatortemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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This gives me a list of files from my QADocs table that generates a page
like so:
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<html>
<head><title>Repeater.aspx</title></head>
<body>
<form name="_ctl0" method="post" action="TMPbxwz1g6rr.aspx" id="_ctl0">
<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" value="dDwtMjA0Nr9vNNYoX" />
<a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=c:\QA Docs\QSF 6.1.4 - Acknowledgmnt of Designated Reading.doc"
>Acknowledgement of Designated Reading</a><br>
<hr>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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The link looks like this:
file:///c:/QA%20Docs/QSF%206.1.4%20- %20Acknowledgmnt%20of%20Designated%20Rea
ding.doc
As I said when I click on the link, a page opens up as a word document on
the web server, but not on any other workstation. It just sits there. How
do I get it to open the file?
Also, is there a way to tell the link to open up the file in a separate
window as well as to be read only?
Thanks,
Tom.Hi Tom:
To open a link in a new window, add target="_blank" as an attribute to
the href.
When you use an href like a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=c:\QA Docs\mydoc.doc", you are
telling the browser to open a docunment on the local drive C. Since
only the web server has the document on the C drive, it only works
from a browser on the server. When a remote client clicks the link the
browser tries to find the document on the remote machine's C drive.
You could keep the .doc files inside a virtual directory on your
weberver and provide a link with an HTTP URL.
HTH,
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:26:22 -0700, "Thomas Scheiderich"
<tfs@.deltanet.com> wrote:
>I can't seem to open a word document from any of my browsers except the one
>on my web server.
>Here is the .aspx file:
> ****************************************
*************************
><%@. Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
><%@. import Namespace="System.IO" %>
><Script Runat="Server">
>Sub Page_Load
> Dim conPubs As SqlConnection
> Dim cmdSelect As SqlCommand
> Dim dtrAuthors As SqlDataReader
> ' Retrieve records from database
> conPubs = New SqlConnection(
>System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("MM_CONNECTION_STRIN
G
>_Contour_Server"))
> cmdSelect = New SqlCommand( "Select title,fullFileName From
>openworx..QADocs order by title", conPubs )
> conPubs.Open()
> dtrAuthors = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader()
> ' Bind to Repeater
> rptAuthors.DataSource = dtrAuthors
> rptAuthors.DataBind()
> dtrAuthors.Close()
> conPubs.Close()
>End Sub
></Script>
><html>
><head><title>Repeater.aspx</title></head>
><body>
><form Runat="Server">
><asp:Repeater
> ID="rptAuthors"
> Runat="Server">
> <ItemTemplate>
> <a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=<%# Container.DataItem("fullFileName") %>" ><%#
>Container.DataItem("title") %></a><br>
> </ItemTemplate>
><separatortemplate>
><hr></separatortemplate>
></asp:Repeater>
></form>
></body>
></html>
> ****************************************
***********************************
*
>*******
>This gives me a list of files from my QADocs table that generates a page
>like so:
> ****************************************
***********************************
*
>*****
><html>
><head><title>Repeater.aspx</title></head>
><body>
><form name="_ctl0" method="post" action="TMPbxwz1g6rr.aspx" id="_ctl0">
><input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" value="dDwtMjA0Nr9vNNYoX" />
> <a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=c:\QA Docs\QSF 6.1.4 - Acknowledgmnt of Designated Reading.doc"
><hr>
></form>
></body>
></html>
> ****************************************
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*
>**************
>The link looks like this:
>file:///c:/QA%20Docs/QSF%206.1.4%20-%20Acknowledgmnt%20of%20Designated%20Re
a
>ding.doc
>As I said when I click on the link, a page opens up as a word document on
>the web server, but not on any other workstation. It just sits there. How
>do I get it to open the file?
>Also, is there a way to tell the link to open up the file in a separate
>window as well as to be read only?
>Thanks,
>Tom.
>
"Scott Allen" <bitmask@.[nospam].fred.net> wrote in message
news:f80ag01nk3grmjn6d3me562oinoeb3rekl@.
4ax.com...
> Hi Tom:
> To open a link in a new window, add target="_blank" as an attribute to
> the href.
>
That was what I was looking for.
> When you use an href like a href="http://links.10026.com/?link=c:\QA Docs\mydoc.doc", you are
> telling the browser to open a docunment on the local drive C. Since
> only the web server has the document on the C drive, it only works
> from a browser on the server. When a remote client clicks the link the
> browser tries to find the document on the remote machine's C drive.
> You could keep the .doc files inside a virtual directory on your
> weberver and provide a link with an HTTP URL.
I was told it was dangerous to put Documents in a vitual directory as that
would leave them vulnerable. This was why I did it this way.
However, by doing this - it now works - as long as the person has Word on
his machine.
Is there a way to have the browser send the file already word formatted? If
there is no word on the machine, it displayes it as a text file which will
have all non text displayed as ascii and boxes (for non printable
characters).
Thanks,
Tom.
> HTH,
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:26:22 -0700, "Thomas Scheiderich"
> <tfs@.deltanet.com> wrote:
>
one
>System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("MM_CONNECTION_STRIN
G
> ****************************************
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> ****************************************
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Reading.doc"
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How
>
Hi Tom:
I think if I had to display Word as text, I would have a batch process
on the server converting Word .doc files to text files. I know there
are some third party components to do this, perhaps there are even
some free ones.
Another option you might consider is linking to the free Word document
viewer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=EN
--s
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:46:16 -0700, "Thomas Scheiderich"
<tfs@.deltanet.com> wrote:
<snip>
>Is there a way to have the browser send the file already word formatted? I
f
>there is no word on the machine, it displayes it as a text file which will
>have all non text displayed as ascii and boxes (for non printable
>characters).
>Thanks,
>Tom.
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com
"Scott Allen" <bitmask@.[nospam].fred.net> wrote in message
news:63eag0hbtqcks4nrnt81cnic2bh6hisul9@.
4ax.com...
> Hi Tom:
> I think if I had to display Word as text, I would have a batch process
> on the server converting Word .doc files to text files. I know there
> are some third party components to do this, perhaps there are even
> some free ones.
I actually didn't want to convert them to text files, just wanted to send
them already formatted to the users machine, which may not be possible (or
plauseable) - especially with the tables and images and special formatting
and spacing.
> Another option you might consider is linking to the free Word document
> viewer:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...9E60-E4F3-436D-
A5A7-DA0E5431E5C1&displaylang=EN
>
This looks interesting. I do remember somewhere that there was a way to put
a word document in an IFrame (which put all the normal window controls
around the Iframe. Not sure where I saw that, however.
Still can't figure out how to open the file as readonly. I suppose the only
way to do this is to actually set the file to readonly in Windows Explorer.
Thanks,
Tom.
> --s
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:46:16 -0700, "Thomas Scheiderich"
> <tfs@.deltanet.com> wrote:
> <snip>
If
will
> --
> Scott
> http://www.OdeToCode.com
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