From my enterprise application, I can export a list of assets into an Excel file or a PDF file which puts a clickable hyperlink that points to the asset. When I open the hyperlink in the browser by clicking on the hyperlink in the excel file, my application prompts me to sign in (which it shouldn't).
This doesn't happen when I click on the hyperlink in the PDF file or manually copy the hyperlink and paste it into the browser window. When I save this excel file as a PDF and then click on the hyperlinks then it works as expected(without re-prompt for sign in). I have also manually created hyperlinks both using the formula(=HYPERLINK) and using the Link context menu and the behaviour is the same in these two cases (Prompted for signing). I have also tried this with word and it's also prompting for me to sign in.
Is Excell/MS Office doing anything additional whenever I click on these hyperlinks and if so how can I disable this functionality? How are external URL's handled in the MS office?
My document would look something like below(with a lot more columns)
This is because when a hyperlink is opened in any word document MS office process it and if it needs to be opened in a browser it opens with a new session ignoring the session id. Some SSO providers do not recognise authentications across sessions and hence prompt for authentication again. This can be avoided by instructing the MS office to open the URLs directly in the browser by modifying the registry key.
Create a new DWORD named ForceShellExecute and set its value to 1 in the below registry entries (Most probably the registry key will not be present, create a new one)
For 32-bit versions of Office installed on 64-bit operating systems:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Internet
For 32-bit versions of Office installed on 32-bit operating systems, or 64-bit versions of Office installed on 64-bit operating systems:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Internet
Note: Even though I have 64bit Office 365 enterprise I had to set the 32bit registry key.
Links to Microsoft KB articles: Issue explanation and Solution
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Web versions for MS Office word, excel, power point documents are saved automatically online(even document name is not saved). Is there any common Java script API available for add-in's to save desktop versions word, excel, power point documents with default file name(without save as)?
Yes, there is. For example, in Excel web add-ins you can use the save(saveBehavior) method where you could pass the save value which allows to save the workbook without prompting the user. If file is not saved, it will save it with default name in the default location.
You can file a new feature request at https://aka.ms/M365dev-suggestions for other Office applications (Excel and PowerPoint).
I have an application created in Omnis studio where I want the user to be able to press a button to open Microsoft Excel and then paste what is in the clipboard. To do that I have my application call an AppleScript app Seen here:
tell application "Microsoft Excel"
activate
make new workbook
paste special on worksheet active sheet
end tell
However whenever my application calls that script it runs into issues with apple's sandboxing saying that it can't send events to Microsoft Excel.
I read online that in order to get access to sending events in Mac OS you need to have a entitlements.plist file associated with your application. How would I add a entitlements.plist file to my Applescript app so that when it is run it is able to send events to Microsoft Excel?
If you do not sell the app and just use it for your own, best would be to deactivate sandboxing. Your app will still run by righclicking it > open.
If you already have sandboxing enabled there already must be a YOURAPPNAME.entitlements file inside your application structure (not in the compiled app, but in your source code) because sandboxing has to be enabled in that file.
I don't know Omnis studio, you may try using XCode instead which supports entitlements files from the scratch - even if you have to go with applescript objective-c instead of plain applescript.
if you manage to find that file you need to add a new key/value to it like so for addressing Excel:
key: "com.apple.security.temporary-exception.apple-events"
value (type array):
Item 0 > "com.microsoft.excel"
But watch out - if you want to stay in sandbox, from OSX 10.14 there's a new security policy called "security integrity protection" (SIP) by Apple where users also need to allow your app to automate other apps, checkout this thread: "because it is not SIP-protected" - Apple event error in OSX Mojave
To bypass this beginning from 10.14 you also have to add a new line to your info.plist file
key: NSAppleEventsUsageDescription
value: [Some description why you need to use AppleEvents]
I don't know if third party editors will follow the speed Apple provides in things of changes.
This is an older post, but why would you create an Excel file like that, if its just columns of data, just export a CSV file, that Excel can easily open...
I'm using a 3rd party software which stores office documents and the front-end is a web-client.
Didn't have this issue when used with Office 2003.
With office 2007 when I try to open the document from IE it asks for Windows credentials, I can then cancel that and it would still open the document.
However if I click on 'Save' rather than 'Open' it saves the document without asking for any credentials.
I have applied the following Microsoft KB, but no result:
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=943280
Does IE behave different when you click on 'Open' or 'Save' other than one you choose the location and the other stores it in a temp (C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files)
Also tested on other browsers, Chrome and Firefox and it works fine, but the 3rd party software only supports IE.
Any help is much appreciated.
There are two client PCs. PC1 has only Office 2010 installed and PC2 has multiple Office installed but office 2010 is the default installation.
The two PCs behaves strangely when open SharePOint Excel file. No files are checked out from SharePoint and no one is trying to access the same file at the same time. PC1 opens Excel file from SharePOint is read-only (don't have Check out button under File-> Versioning). PC2 opens Excel file from SharePOint is ok to edit (does have Check out button under File-> versioning, can add a new row and save directly).
What cause the check out button shown differently on different PCs even the files are in the same condition in the Share Point?
Added Notes here: I think this is totally related to the first PC. The first time (only the first time/can be edited in the second time) to open Excel file from client application side has the issue. I have checked Content.MSO and did see all files created and removed correctly so it is not Content.MSO issue.
Thanks,
YK
Is the following behavior possible (using some features of Microsoft Office not very well known by a Linux guy)
Upload Microsoft Excel (or some other office file in Plone) as File content type
Save
When you click the file next time it opens directly in Microsoft Excel
When pressing Save in Excel it directly updates the file on the server, not the local temporary copy
I think Microsoft Office provides some APIs to do things like this but I have no idea how they work. Some Webdav URLs maybe?
Enabling external editing and using Zope External Editor Client (PYPI) should to do just that (for Archetype -based content types), but it must be installed on all client machines and may have issues. The development version should also support Dexterity-based content types.