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Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links

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Kevin Remd #1 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but I'm just not seeing it... I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven by database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. So far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but that's it. How do I use the link to get at and display the document? Thanks much!
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Thomas A. Row #2 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in Access provide a link to the document location. This also applies to images, etc. -- ==================================== Thomas Rowe Your Community On-Line Network http://www.ycoln.net Microsoft MVP - FrontPage The HTML Writers Guild Member International Webmaster Association Member Site Builder Network Level 2 Member MSDN Universal Subscriber Quote: >I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that >Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but I'm >just not seeing it... >I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven by >database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. So >far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but that's >it. >How do I use the link to get at and display the document? >Thanks much!
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Christian Mahovsk #3 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links Thomas A. Rowe schrieb in Nachricht ... Quote: >The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in Access provide a link to the Quote: >document location. This also applies to images, etc. I have a similar problem with retrieving images of a database (access). I have tried embeding and linking the image to the access table, first causes "binary" in table when opened with InterDev, second a string (URL) but it is "doubled" (i.e. .../images/abc.jpg becomes "# .../images/abc.jpg# .../images/abc.jpg#"). Never the less, how can I assign this URL to the SRC attribute of an IMG tag? (As my website should be readable also with netscape and IE3.x browsers without ActiveX and DHTML) Does anybody have an idea? --Christian
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Kevin Remd #4 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links Thanks for the good idea, Thomas. But what if I've got an HTML document that I want to include - but I want to include it from link information that is database driven? Say I've got a table column I want to fill with a document. I tried doing an include of script-driven database table information, but of course I ran up against the fact that the #include is processed before the script is run. So the real question is: How do I dynamically insert an HTML document inside another one? Thanks again, Kevin Quote: >The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in Access provide a link to the Quote: >document location. This also applies to images, etc. >-- >==================================== >Thomas Rowe >Your Community On-Line Network >http://www.ycoln.net >Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >The HTML Writers Guild Member >International Webmaster Association Member >Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >MSDN Universal Subscriber >>I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that >>Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but I'm >>just not seeing it... >>I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven by >>database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. So >>far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but that's >>it. >>How do I use the link to get at and display the document? >>Thanks much!
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Thomas A. Row #5 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links You can not include a application data file within a HTML page. The application or viewer must be available to execute the data file, and this requires that you provide a link to the file. The users browser will then determine what to do or how to handle the file. -- ==================================== Thomas Rowe Your Community On-Line Network http://www.ycoln.net Microsoft MVP - FrontPage The HTML Writers Guild Member International Webmaster Association Member Site Builder Network Level 2 Member MSDN Universal Subscriber Quote: >Thanks for the good idea, Thomas. >But what if I've got an HTML document that I want to include - but I want to >include it from link information that is database driven? >Say I've got a table column I want to fill with a document. I tried doing >an include of script-driven database table information, but of course I ran >up against the fact that the #include is processed before the script is run. >So the real question is: How do I dynamically insert an HTML document inside >another one? >Thanks again, >Kevin >>The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in >Access provide a link to the >>document location. This also applies to images, etc. >>-- >>==================================== >>Thomas Rowe >>Your Community On-Line Network >>http://www.ycoln.net >>Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >>The HTML Writers Guild Member >>International Webmaster Association Member >>Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >>MSDN Universal Subscriber >>>I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that >>>Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but >I'm >>>just not seeing it... >>>I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven >by >>>database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. >So >>>far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but that's >>>it. >>>How do I use the link to get at and display the document? >>>Thanks much!
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Kevin Remd #6 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links Well... I've kind of changed the question a little bit. Now I'm not thinking about Word Docs.. If they have to be HTML, that would be fine. But I'm still stuck trying to include them when I am generating the name of the file through script that pulls it out of a database. How do I make that work? Quote: >You can not include a application data file within a HTML page. The application or viewer must be Quote: >available to execute the data file, and this requires that you provide a link to the file. The users Quote: >browser will then determine what to do or how to handle the file. >-- >==================================== >Thomas Rowe >Your Community On-Line Network >http://www.ycoln.net >Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >The HTML Writers Guild Member >International Webmaster Association Member >Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >MSDN Universal Subscriber Quote: >>Thanks for the good idea, Thomas. >>But what if I've got an HTML document that I want to include - but I want to >>include it from link information that is database driven? >>Say I've got a table column I want to fill with a document. I tried doing >>an include of script-driven database table information, but of course I ran >>up against the fact that the #include is processed before the script is run. >>So the real question is: How do I dynamically insert an HTML document inside >>another one? >>Thanks again, >>Kevin >>>The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in >>Access provide a link to the >>>document location. This also applies to images, etc. >>>-- >>>==================================== >>>Thomas Rowe >>>Your Community On-Line Network >>>http://www.ycoln.net >>>Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >>>The HTML Writers Guild Member >>>International Webmaster Association Member >>>Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >>>MSDN Universal Subscriber >>>>I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that >>>>Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but >>I'm >>>>just not seeing it... >>>>I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven >>by >>>>database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. >>So >>>>far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but that's >>>>it. >>>>How do I use the link to get at and display the document? >>>>Thanks much!
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Kevin Spence #7 / 7	Displaying Word Docs from Database OLE Links Kevin, What exactly do you want to DO? Not HOW, but WHAT? You're approaching the problem from entirely the wrong direction. Tell us what your goal is, and perhaps we can think of a way to get there. Kevin Spencer Microsoft MVP http://www.takempis.com ASP, IDC, and Internet Database Programming Free online ASP Tutorials! ASP-based Discussion Web available! Quote: >Well... I've kind of changed the question a little bit. Now I'm not >thinking about Word Docs.. If they have to be HTML, that would be fine. But >I'm still stuck trying to include them when I am generating the name of the >file through script that pulls it out of a database. How do I make that >work? >>You can not include a application data file within a HTML page. The >application or viewer must be >>available to execute the data file, and this requires that you provide a >link to the file. The users >>browser will then determine what to do or how to handle the file. >>-- >>==================================== >>Thomas Rowe >>Your Community On-Line Network >>http://www.ycoln.net >>Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >>The HTML Writers Guild Member >>International Webmaster Association Member >>Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >>MSDN Universal Subscriber >>>Thanks for the good idea, Thomas. >>>But what if I've got an HTML document that I want to include - but I want >to >>>include it from link information that is database driven? >>>Say I've got a table column I want to fill with a document. I tried doing >>>an include of script-driven database table information, but of course I >ran >>>up against the fact that the #include is processed before the script is >run. >>>So the real question is: How do I dynamically insert an HTML document >inside >>>another one? >>>Thanks again, >>>Kevin >>>>The best approach is to place the actually document in the web, then in >>>Access provide a link to the >>>>document location. This also applies to images, etc. >>>>-- >>>>==================================== >>>>Thomas Rowe >>>>Your Community On-Line Network >>>>http://www.ycoln.net >>>>Microsoft MVP - FrontPage >>>>The HTML Writers Guild Member >>>>International Webmaster Association Member >>>>Site Builder Network Level 2 Member >>>>MSDN Universal Subscriber >>>>>I can't imagine no one has tried this before; nor can I imagine that >>>>>Microsoft would miss a chance to make this a very easy thing to do, but >>>I'm >>>>>just not seeing it... >>>>>I want to display MS Word documents - but the document display is driven >>>by >>>>>database. The Access database will contain OLE links to the documents. >>>So >>>>>far everything I've tried sees the link fields as binary data, but >that's >>>>>it. >>>>>How do I use the link to get at and display the document? >>>>>Thanks much!
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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