Linking to a Word Template

[Lisa]

When I link to a Word Template (.dot). The link opens up a browser and I am
unable to file send the completed form. Is there a way (without creating a
FrontPage form - because our company doesn't allow it) to link to it and
actually open up Word instead of opening the document in a browser.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Lisa,

You have more problems than you realize. When a browser "opens" a file, it
doesn't actually open the file. It downloads a copy of the file from the
server. So, it is not possible to open a Word document in a web page, fill
out the form, and then save it back to the server. FrontPage extensions are
server-side components that, among other things, can handle HTTP POST
requests from HTML forms on the client side, which is how FrontPage forms
work. So, despite your company's paramoia concerning frontPage forms, if
they want to take input from a web page, they can either use FrontPage forms
(requiring no programming to create), or they can hire a programmer to write
a server-side form handler using ASP, PHP, CGI, or whatever they choose,
depending upon what platform and web server they are using.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.