hyperlink to open program

I am trying to setup a documents website for my office. I have a folder
named documents in the site root. It contains .pdf .xls .doc files. Pages
from the site link to the documents. I want employees to click a link to a
particular file and have it open the necessary program to edit the file instead
of it opening in the browser. How can I accomplish this? Thanks, Kirk

presuming that the staff have the necessary software, a link to a file
should open the required programme as well.
PDF files will be opened inside the browser, but with the PDF interface
Word will launch word, excel to excel, etc

Craig


"Ragin Cajun" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I am trying to setup a documents website for my office. I have a folder
named documents in the site root. It contains .pdf .xls .doc files.
Pages
from the site link to the documents. I want employees to click a link to
a
particular file and have it open the necessary program to edit the file
instead
of it opening in the browser. How can I accomplish this? Thanks, Kirk

Actually I found something on this. It is a folder options setting. By
default explorer is set to open any file extension it knows within the browser.
To override this you need to do the following on each system that you want to
open the full program. Important Instructions: In order to edit the documents
you must change the way your browser opens files. Do the following: Double
click my computer - select tools - Folder Options - select file types -
highlight doc in the extension list - click advanced at the bottom - uncheck
browse in same window. perform the same steps for xls and pdf file extension.
You only need to perform this task once.

Ragin,
true enough.

But this kind of user requirement can only be utilised in an intranet, one
system OS, set-up. For your office its a good solution, but not for the
wider world.
Is there any harm in letting default types open as they will? You may affect
some other global requirement in the process.

Craig


"Ragin Cajun" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Actually I found something on this. It is a folder options setting. By
default explorer is set to open any file extension it knows within the
browser.
To override this you need to do the following on each system that you want
to
open the full program. Important Instructions: In order to edit the
documents
you must change the way your browser opens files. Do the following: Double
click my computer - select tools - Folder Options - select file types -
highlight doc in the extension list - click advanced at the bottom -
uncheck
browse in same window. perform the same steps for xls and pdf file
extension.
You only need to perform this task once.

Craig understood. But the problem lies here..... Our office has some Excel
files that require updating by many individuals who are not to computer savvy.
I need everyone to update the same workbook so that there is no need for a data
merge later. Also generic changes to Word Docs must remain consistent
throughout our branch. So updating a single document in one easily accessible
location is much better than me updating the document each time there is a
change. I will have to see what effects it may have in a global situation
and maybe find another solution. I'm not to good with javascript but knowing
the things it can perform maybe something can be written that route. Thanks.

"Ragin Cajun" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Craig understood. But the problem lies here..... Our office has some
Excel
files that require updating by many individuals who are not to computer
savvy.
I need everyone to update the same workbook so that there is no need for a
data
merge later. Also generic changes to Word Docs must remain consistent
throughout our branch. So updating a single document in one easily
accessible
location is much better than me updating the document each time there is a
change. I will have to see what effects it may have in a global
situation
and maybe find another solution. I'm not to good with javascript but
knowing
the things it can perform maybe something can be written that route.
Thanks.

I work with network linked Excel files in some complex ways, too. A master
sheet looks at the other sheets for summarizing, crunching. It works, on
open or closed files, albeit slowly, even on a gigabit network.

For the less sophisticated user I just set up short-cuts on their desktop.
No web interface is needed.