Open document from published Explorer with local application

Hi-
Im currently publishing QB, Companyweb (intranet for SBS), Outlook and Windows Explorer.

Everything is working great except I cant open any files through Explorer because Office is not installed on it. (only outlook)

I would like to open a document using the clients Word/excel etc. Is this possible?

What is the normal use for publishing Explorer?

thanks,

 

Hi there,

I sugguest you use the Windows Explorer on the client.

Publish Outlook, QB & the Companyweb, & make sure that you associate file extensions for you publised apps.

Now on the client if one runs a qb file or outlook file, the published apps is launched. On the other hand if a doc file is executed the local word is launched.

Nixu

 

It is possible to do this with Microsoft's Remote Desktop Virtual Channels API, but you need to program your server app to use virtual channels as well as write a client-side Terminal Services AddIn .dll to be registered with TSClient/MSTSC.


FYI, it looks like 2X's Universal Printing uses a terminal services AddIn .dll, so the implementation may be similar.