Open an open office spread sheet word document on clicking an image button in the browser

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I need to develop a web application which shows an image in the browser and on clicking that image it should open an open office spread sheet document.How can i do this i tried a lot but i could not find any source for implementing this.

Using the below code i am able to open a pdf file in the online i had implemented the same by placing an open office document but it is not working on clicking the link it is downloading the spread sheet document.but i need to open the open office document after clicking the button.

What I have tried:

i could not find any source can an on help me out

Posted 14-Dec-16 14:05pm

kav@94

Updated 14-Dec-16 14:23pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2016-12-14T14:23:00

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All you do is have the server return the document with an appropriate MIME type. The browser will download the document and can launch it. The O/S will pick the app to open it in or ask the user which app to use. Essentially, it's no different than if you double-clicked a document on your desktop.

Code running in a browser can NOT access any resources of the client machine, and that includes launching executables.

Posted 14-Dec-16 14:23pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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kav@94 14-Dec-16 23:51pm

can you please provide any links for implementing this

Dave Kreskowiak 14-Dec-16 23:53pm

Google for "MVC file download tutorial". There's tons of them.

kav@94 15-Dec-16 0:13am

It should be implemented with asp .net also i should open the open office spread sheet word document on clicking an image button in the browser not the download

Dave Kreskowiak 15-Dec-16 9:53am

Unless the client machine has a component that can display a OpenOffice document in the web browser, you're not going to be able to do this.

F-ES Sitecore 16-Dec-16 4:32am

Google for "asp.net webforms file download tutorial". There's tons of them.

kav@94 16-Dec-16 6:06am

it is not download i need to open the open office spread sheet document on button click in browser

F-ES Sitecore 16-Dec-16 6:08am

As you've already been told, if you download the file to the client with the correct MIME type setting the browser will show the document rather than giving your the "download or open" box. The term "download" just means to send the file to the client.

kav@94 16-Dec-16 0:12am

I have open office installed in my system and i am trying to open the open office document that is saved in my application folder by clicking an image using asp .net c#

Dave Kreskowiak 16-Dec-16 8:54am

You can't! You're trying to treat the web server as an extension of the filesystem on the client machine. It will not work like that.

In order to open the document, it MUST be downloaded from the web server, opened locally, edited, saved, and then uploaded back to the web server if you want to save any changes.