Open document from published Explorer with local application

[JointTech]

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,

 

[nixu]

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

 

[spjohnson]

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.