Display word & excel xml in InfoPath

[Sreedhar]

Hi,

I need to display word & excel content in the InfoPath form. Is it
possible to display it in its original format? I tried using Rich
Textbox and Expression Box controls, but was unsuccessful.

I am basically trying to use InfoPath as presentation tool where we
have links to other views in the main view. Other views should import
and display word or excel content. Is InfoPath capable of doing this?
Or, is it only for collecting data and saving it in XML format. I am
new to InfoPath and I would appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance,

Sreedhar

 

[Kalyan Reddy]

Hi Sreedhar,

Try using the Hyperlink Control instead of Rich Text box or Expression Box
Link the Hyperlink to the Word and excel Files
When you click on the Hyperlinks it directly opens the Word or excel files

Hope this workaround is helpful

 

[Sreedhar]

Thanks for your response. I want to save the word content inside the
InfoPath form (possibly in xml format) so that it would be loaded at
the form load. If I have hyperlink to doc, it will be slower to load
Word and open the doc.

In the final form, I would have a view that has links to other views
which contain word and excel content. The user wants the data to be
shown almost instantaneously when he clicks the hyperlink in the first
view.

Thanks,
Sreedhar

 

[JakeWolfe]

I want to add a hyperlink to a form to shell out to an executable on the PC.
(not a networked PC). The only way I've been able to make it work is when
the PC is on the internet. Is there a syntax or command for the hyperlink
control that will allow it to connect to an exe on the PC? Example:

\\127.0.0.1\sharename\xxxxx.exe works if on internet.
c:\sharename\xxxx.exe or c:\pathname\xxxx.exe doesn't work.