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Hello,

I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

ASP is server side,

you need to use client side script

try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server

http://wanews.org/test/word.htm


"mkorch17" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
> also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
> contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
> open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
> clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
> found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
> merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
> I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>

Doesn't open anything.


Slim wrote:
> ASP is server side,
>
> you need to use client side script
>
> try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server
>
> http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
>
>
> "mkorch17" <> wrote in message
> news: ups.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
> > also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
> > contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
> > open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
> > clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
> > found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
> > merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
> > I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >

works for me

I was using Word.Application.11 (office 2003)
I have changed it to Word.Application

try again
http://wanews.org/test/word.htm

"mkorch17" <> wrote in message
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> Doesn't open anything.
>
>
> Slim wrote:
>> ASP is server side,
>>
>> you need to use client side script
>>
>> try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server
>>
>> http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
>>
>>
>> "mkorch17" <> wrote in message
>> news: ups.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
>> > also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
>> > contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
>> > open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
>> > clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
>> > found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
>> > merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
>> > I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Matt
>> >
>

PS you will need to check your IE security setting and make sure active x
can run



"Slim" <> wrote in message
news:...
> works for me
>
> I was using Word.Application.11 (office 2003)
> I have changed it to Word.Application
>
> try again
> http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
>
> "mkorch17" <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
>> Doesn't open anything.
>>
>>
>> Slim wrote:
>>> ASP is server side,
>>>
>>> you need to use client side script
>>>
>>> try this page, it opens in client and loads file from my server
>>>
>>> http://wanews.org/test/word.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> "mkorch17" <> wrote in message
>>> news: ups.com...
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
>>> > also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
>>> > contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
>>> > open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
>>> > clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
>>> > found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
>>> > merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
>>> > I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Matt
>>> >
>>
>
>

I can't use an ActiveX solution, my company does not allow it.

mkorch17 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a server with a Word document and an Access database on it. I
> also have an ASP page running on the server. The Word document
> contains a mail merge with the Access database. What I want to do is
> open the merged Word document from the ASP page when a button is
> clicked. I have tried several things including some scripting that I
> found on the internet. This scripting works, however it opens the
> merged document on the server instead of on the user's local machine.
> I want the Word document to open on the local machine instead.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
Maybe something in this article will help you:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q257757

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Opening word on client side requires it


"mkorch17" <> wrote in message
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>I can't use an ActiveX solution, my company does not allow it.
>