Need to view other word files in an Access 2007 form...

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  • JSteil
    New Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 1

    Need to view other word files in an Access 2007 form...

    I have an Access 2007 form that I have already set up with an embedded PDF viewer (Foxit) and a Windows Media Player active x control. It has fields on one side that I type metadata into and the other side has the document image (think of side-by-side scanning software).

    I have several thousands more documents that are in their native format (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .pst, .txt etc) and would like to view them in this.

    I know that Edraw has what I need, but I need to do this cheaply (read: free).

    One more note - the metadata goes into one table while the document's full path is stored in another and there is a document_ID that ties the two together.

    Any ideas?
    Last edited by JSteil; Jul 15 '10, 09:02 PM. Reason: One more detail...
  • nico5038
    Recognized Expert Specialist
    • Nov 2006
    • 3080

    #2
    Have you tried to include a Browser control and open the documents with that?

    Nic;o)

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