Open a File in document library of sharepoint

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my application lists out all the files in the document libaray of a sharepoint site . i need to open the files (excel,docs..) in edit mode and make changes.i want these changes to update in the sharepoint server. is it possible . please help ...

Posted 24-May-11 20:19pm

Sabari MD

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Rupesh Tarwade · Answer 1 · 2011-05-30T08:17:00

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SPListItem.File.OpenBinary() method can be used for this purpose. This method returns the value in byte array. But if you want to open the file for editing purpose then you may have to use third party libraries. We generally use OpenXML for doc files.

Posted 30-May-11 8:17am

Rupesh Tarwade

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Sabari MD 15-Jun-11 0:20am

Hi Rupesh , thank you for ur reply , can u suggest any way to open the documents in edit mode and after editing while saving the file need to update in sharepoint doclib ?