Re: Cannot Set Word As HTML Editor For IE6??
From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 08/17/04
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:34:59 +1000
Explorer, not Internet Explorer.
...Alan
-- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup, "Linda Sewell" <sewell@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: >Sorry, Alan. I don't see where to find Explorer-Tools-Options-File Types. >With XP in IE under Tools I have Internet Options; there I have 7 tabs, >named General, Security, Privacy, Content, Connections, Programs, Advanced. >I can't find anything that says File Types on those tabs. > >"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message >news:fns2i0hpeeqq8nl2ir314rl2969akh1qdk@4ax.com... >> No, the case should not make a difference. >> >> Do you see it in File Types? >> While I don't use XP, this should be much the same. >> If I go to Explorer-Tools-Options-File Types and look at HTML >> Document, I see "Edit with WINWORD" as one of the actions. This >> appeared after I tested the script again when dealing with Susan. >> In IE-Tools-Internet Options-Programs, this appears as "Microsoft Word >> for Windows" >> >> It did not appear right away and I admit I didn't take notice of when >> it appeared as all I was checking was if the script worked or not. >> >> If it is there, is it correct and does it work if you use it with a >> right-click on a file with .htm or .html extension? >> >> ...Alan >> >> -- >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems >> http://dts-l.org/index.html >> >> In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup, "Linda Sewell" >> <sewell@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: >> >> >I did follow the path, and found winword.exe there. I'm running XP with >IE 6 >> >and Office 2002. I notice, though, that it's spelled WINWORD.EXE (all >upper >> >case letters) on my computer. Do you think that would make a difference? >> > >> >"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message >> >news:2vq0i0dko82i7dvuti8a5vo20a3hodr8p9@4ax.com... >> >> Linda, >> >> >> >> You appear to have done everything correctly, but have you verified >> >> that the path you gave it is correct for your installation? >> >> That path was Susan's and would not suit my installation of Office and >> >> may not suit yours. >> >> >> >> ...Alan >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems >> >> http://dts-l.org/index.html >> >> >> >> >> >> In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup, "Linda Sewell" >> >> <sewell@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: >> >> >> >> >I followed your advice and "authorized" the script, using C:\Program >> >> >Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\winword.exe as the path to the editor. >It >> >> >came up with "done," but I still don't see it in Internet Explorer as >an >> >> >option for my HTML editor. Did I misunderstand something here? I even >> >> >restarted my computer. But when I go Tools / Internet Options / >Programs >> >/ >> >> >HTML editor, I only have Notepad and Microsoft Excel as options. >That's >> >the >> >> >way it was before I ran the script. Any idea what's wrong here? >> >> > >> >> >"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message >> >> >news:ittog0phqejr3h61b9eukka4vpdt9t70pj@4ax.com... >> >> >> If you received that error message, then you are putting in >something >> >> >> wrong, as that is a check to see if the file exists. >> >> >> Is the entry you gave this? >> >> >> >> >> >> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\winword.exe >> >> >> >> >> >> If you put quotation marks around the string, try it without. >> >> >> I just added another edit and it accepted it without quotation marks >> >> >> only. >> >> >> >> >> >> ...Alan >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems >> >> >> http://dts-l.org/index.html >> >> >> >> >> >> In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.setup, Susan >> >> >> <UCE@null.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >Alan Edwards <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >>The problem does not lie with IE6. >> >> >> >>You do not have to know anything about VB to use the script. >> >> >> >>I have used it with no great knowledge of VB. >> >> >> >>Give it the path to the editor. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>...Alan >> >> >> > >> >> >> >I searched for word.exe (that is the editor I'm looking for then >isn't >> >> >it?) >> >> >> >and found only one instance of it as "winword.exe" in C:\Program >> >> >> >Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\. I ran AddNewIE5edit.vbs. It >asks >> >for >> >> >> >the path to the "editor" so I entered the full path to >"winword.exe" >> >> >> >(listed above) and guess what? I get "invalid path or invalid >> >characters >> >> >> >used". Monday I call M$ and try to get the solution from the >horses >> >> >mouth. >> >> >> >Thank you for trying. If you still think this should fix the >problem >> >> >then >> >> >> >obviously you or someone needs to spell out the procedure in a lot >> >more >> >> >> >detail to avoid doing whatever I am doing wrong in applying this >.vbs >> >> >> >script. Maybe the script itself needs to be edited somehow for my >> >> >> >particular machine? >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >
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