Re: [users] Open MSOffice docs in IE with OO ActiveX

[James Knott]

Philippe Zwaenepoel wrote: Hi James, Yes indeed, all MS Office files are associated to OpenOffice 2.3, see screenshot in attachment. The pop up I receive after clicking on a *.doc link in IE is one that asks to open the doc in OpenOffice. I looked into the code of the ActiveX, in the so_activex.cpp file. I don't extactly know if this could be the issue but starting  from line 400 (this is the link to the source code http://www.koders.com/cpp/fidAC2258223FD00A0152B7FF2C280F5996004295B8.aspx) I see a mime type association to MS Office applications for MS Office file extensions. Here the procedure I followed to investigate this obstacle: - Creation of an HTML file containing 2 links, one to an *.odt file, the other to a *.doc file - I associated the doc filetype (and othe MS Office filetypes) to OpenOffice 2.3 - The ActiveX component has been installed together with the installation of OpenOffice 2.3 - When opening the *.odt file from the HTML in IE, it opens in IE - When opening the *.doc file from the HMTL page in IE, it provides a popup to open the document in OpenOffice This is definitely an issue with Windows and not OpenOffice.  When you get that popup, is there a check box to always use that app?  If so, check it and you should be OK. --