I need to build a web site that can automatically download a file from
the server to the users local C: drive and then open the file in Word
on the local PC)

How can I do this ?

One way would be to deploy an ActiveX control, or a .NET control,
although I dont know how to do this?

Any ideas please.

"Garry" <mail [at] garry.park.name> wrote in message
news:ibf793t06a8be4cv4uh39m0o86coqr8c3c [at] 4ax.com...
> I need to build a web site that can automatically download a file from
> the server to the users local C: drive and then open the file in Word
> on the local PC)
>
> How can I do this ?
>
> One way would be to deploy an ActiveX control, or a .NET control,
> although I dont know how to do this?
>
> Any ideas please.

You can't automatically do anything from a web site the user has to initiate
the action.

Is it not sufficient to simply provide a link to the the Word document?


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