How do I create a hyperlink from an HTML page to say an MS Word document so that the document opens in Word and not in Word hosted by IE?<!--content-->Not possible... is the short answer.<!--content-->why?<br />
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<a href=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"file.doc">document</a><br />
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that will do 2 things, if the user has word on their computer than it will open by default Word, if they don't then it will Download <!--more-->.<br />
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I also believe that you can use Javacript to make it open as well.<!--content-->
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<a href=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"file.doc">document</a><br />
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that will do 2 things, if the user has word on their computer than it will open by default Word, if they don't then it will Download <!--more-->.<br />
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I also believe that you can use Javacript to make it open as well.<!--content-->