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Open XML file with Excel from Forms [message #620435]

Fri, 01 August 2014 07:09

Grir
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Registered: August 2014
Location: Estonia

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Hi,

I need to open XML file from local PC with Excel, something like:
CLIENT_HOST( 'cmd /c <excel_path>\Excel.exe <my_file_path_and_name>' );
The problem is I don't want to specify excel_path, but
CLIENT_HOST( 'cmd /c <my_file_path_and_name>' );
works fine if extension is XLS - and I have XML.

Thanks in advance for any good solution!

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Re: Open XML file with Excel from Forms [message #620438 is a reply to message #620435]

Fri, 01 August 2014 07:44

Littlefoot
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This is Windows, right? Try to associate XML extension with MS Excel and see what happens.

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Re: Open XML file with Excel from Forms [message #620441 is a reply to message #620438]

Fri, 01 August 2014 07:57

Grir
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Registered: August 2014
Location: Estonia

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O, no! I can't do that Sad

Many people are using this software, and XML should be associated as usual ...

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Re: Open XML file with Excel from Forms [message #620472 is a reply to message #620441]

Fri, 01 August 2014 15:24

Littlefoot
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As you don't want to invoke Excel nor associate the XML extension with it, I don't see another way. Someone else might, though. Be patient until that "someone" comes here.

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