Launching Excel from browser.

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Davis Nguyen

I was wondering if anyone knows a script file to open an
Excel file from Internet Explorer. I found an article to
launch a word document
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q178222) but it only show how to launch one document. I
have at least two documents that I want to do this with on
the same webpage plus I would rather the user click on a
link rather than a button. Any suggestions?
 
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Steve Easton

You don't need a script. If a visitor has Excel installed, simply clicking on a link to
an excel file will make it open in Excel on their machine.

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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Davis Nguyen

I know that, I need the file to open seperetly from the
browser window.
-----Original Message-----
You don't need a script. If a visitor has Excel
installed, simply clicking on a link to
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

If a user has Excel it will open in the browser window
- if you want a separate window set the link target to new window (target="_blank")




| I know that, I need the file to open seperetly from the
| browser window.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >You don't need a script. If a visitor has Excel
| installed, simply clicking on a link to
| >an excel file will make it open in Excel on their machine.
| >
| >--
| >Steve Easton
| >Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| >95isalive
| >This site is best viewed..................
| >...............................with a computer
| >
| >| >> I was wondering if anyone knows a script file to open an
| >> Excel file from Internet Explorer. I found an article to
| >> launch a word document
| >> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| >> us;Q178222) but it only show how to launch one
| document. I
| >> have at least two documents that I want to do this with
| on
| >> the same webpage plus I would rather the user click on a
| >> link rather than a button. Any suggestions?
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
D

Davis Nguyen

That is what I DON'T want. I want the file to open Excel
seperetly from the browser window. We have too many
problems with Office files opening in the browser,
especially if we need to make edits to the file. My
solution to that was to have the browser link open the
Excel application first and then automatically launch the
file.
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

If it is an Intranet see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=162059




| That is what I DON'T want. I want the file to open Excel
| seperetly from the browser window. We have too many
| problems with Office files opening in the browser,
| especially if we need to make edits to the file. My
| solution to that was to have the browser link open the
| Excel application first and then automatically launch the
| file.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If a user has Excel it will open in the browser window
| >- if you want a separate window set the link target to
| new window (target="_blank")
| >
| >--
| >
| >_____________________________________________
| >SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >_____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | >| I know that, I need the file to open seperetly from the
| >| browser window.
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >You don't need a script. If a visitor has Excel
| >| installed, simply clicking on a link to
| >| >an excel file will make it open in Excel on their
| machine.
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >Steve Easton
| >| >Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| >| >95isalive
| >| >This site is best viewed..................
| >| >...............................with a computer
| >| >
| >| >| >| >> I was wondering if anyone knows a script file to
| open an
| >| >> Excel file from Internet Explorer. I found an
| article to
| >| >> launch a word document
| >| >> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=kb;en-
| >| >> us;Q178222) but it only show how to launch one
| >| document. I
| >| >> have at least two documents that I want to do this
| with
| >| on
| >| >> the same webpage plus I would rather the user click
| on a
| >| >> link rather than a button. Any suggestions?
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 

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