http://192.168.2.1/intranet/files/hardwareorder.doc
you have
\\192.168.2.1\secureSharedFolder\intranet\files\hardwareorder.doc
So when they click on it, it will (or should) still open in the browser,
and when they save, it saves it straight to its original location.
-nathan strutz
http://www.dopefly.com/
Mark Henderson wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is possible (but I'm really hoping). Currently on
> our intranet (which is on an IP) there is one person who frequently
> accesses common word and excel files to update (for pricing and such) .
> Since they are MS products and we browse using IE, these files open
> inside IE, which is fine. But once the changes are made, clicking the
> back button prompts the user to save changes (this is also fine).
> However, when the user selects 'yes' they are automatically shown a
> popup browse window so they can select where to store the file (by
> default it starts on the c drive). I don't want this to happen. If the
> user is in a doc file editing on
> http://192.168.2.1/intranet/files/hardwareorder.doc I want this
> overwritten automatically when they click the yes button to save it in
> that location. Permissions are not a problem bcos I can simply browse to
> the same place and then save as good as gold.
>
> This may be the wrong approach, so my next question would be - is it
> possible to open the file in the correct associated program by launching
> it (i.e. doc files launch word for editing) and would this solve the
> problem?
>
> Also, if a particular file is open what's the best approach to flag this
> for other users so they're aware?
>
> Regards
> MarkH
>
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