I would like to know if through Domino API it is possible to launch (start) Lotus or open a lotus notes email knowing the noteURL.Something like this
notes:///__C12579A3004143A1.nsf/0/07A2154411B264E5C12579A4004AD43E?OpenDocument
without specifying the path of the executable that is the notes.exe file.
For the moment, I using this java command
Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\notes.exe " + document.getURL() );
but I don't want to specify the path to the executable.
Thanks
You can on a Windows machine. When you install the Lotus Notes client on a windows PC, it registers the notes:// protocol and associates it with notes.exe. You can then use a URL formatted as notes://server/database.nsf/view/docid to launch Notes and open a particular document.
The java.awt.Desktop class has a browse(URI uri) method. The doc says that it launches the 'default browser', but it's unclear to me whether it will handle "notes://" URIs. That's what I might try, as I think it has the best chance of being a cross-platform solution.
If Windows-only meets your requirements, though, and if hard-coding the executable path is your real concern, then you can read it from the registry. The appropriate registry keys to use, and a method for reading the registry from Java are both covered in answers to other questions on stackoverflow:
Lotus Notes registry keys
Accessing Windows registry from Java
You could use a .NDL (Notes Data Link) file and "start" that. If the Notes Client is properly installed, it should open automatically.
Steps to create a .NDL file:
Open a Notes database.
Select Edit -> Copy As Link and select the type of link you want to create, for example a View link.
Open the Windows Notepad and select Edit -> Paste.
The following is an example of what the Notepad file will look like:
discuss - By Category (discuss is the Notes Database name and "By Category" is the view link)
<NDL>
<REPLICA 852565A7:005180C7>
<VIEW OFAAC7D56C:A8FD884B-ON852563BE:00610639>
<HINT>CN=Slider.lotus.com/O=WWBPSS</HINT>
<REM>discuss</REM>
</NDL>
Source: How to start a Notes client from a browser or send doclinks to non-Notes users
I'm trying to find out how to change the file extension of a file in a document library in SharePoint, so that a newer version with a different extension can be uploaded without a separated copy being created (e.g. suppose I want to replace a .doc file with .zip).
Looks like you can write some codes to workaround but I feel there's gotta be a simpler way to do a simple task like this.
You could change the extension by opening the library in windows explorer.
Actions - Open In Windows Explorer
Then ensure that in your file view settings you don't have 'Hide Extensions for known file types' enabled.
I have a sharepoint document library where users upload files.
The allitems.aspx (the standard view) doesn't show correct icon for PDF and other files. Why is it so?
Also when users click on the document it doesn't open the file. For example clicking on a PDF document doesn't open using Acrobat reader even though it is installed on the server.
I even checked the file association by going to IE->Tools->Internet options->Set programs. The PDF is associated to acrobat reader.
Is there any other place to check?
Another issue is with the JPEG file. Within allitems.aspx it shows the image icon but when I click it tries to open using IE (which is fine) but doesn't load the image.
Are there any other settings? Please suggest. thanks.
So we couldn't open .pdf in the browser in our SP2010 site. I set the setting to permissive browser file handling in central admin. I then found out that there's a bug that if a site is created from a custom template the pdf files uploaded to that site will still prompt for either Save or Cancel. I ran a hotfix on the server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2459108
Consider the following scenario:
You set Browser File Handling to Permissive for a web application in the General settings page in SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
You create a document library, and then upload an html document.
You open the html document in the browser.
Note You are not prompted to download the html document and it is rendered in the browser.
You select to include the content when you save the SharePoint site as a template.
You use the template to create a new SharePoint site in the same web application.
In this scenario, the Browser File Handling list setting for the document library in the new site is set to Strict. Additionally, when you open the html document, you are prompted to download the file.
Now when I click on a pdf with firefox I can open it directly but with internet explorer (8 and 9, default settings) I still can't do it, what's the solution here?
Edit: Maybe it always worked in firefox, anyway, when I create a new library it works as expected. How can I run this setting on all libraries?
There's a different, more subtle, but simpler root cause of this problem.
After much web searching and many hours with MSFT support, as hard as this may be to believe, it turns out that the root cause of my "SharePoint won't open PDF documents" problem was actually an Adobe extension/add-on. The symptom was an Adobe error msg "failed to open" after clicking the PDF list item in a document library. The culprit, an Adobe extension/add-on: "Adobe Acrobat SharePoint OpenDocuments Component".
I do not know how this got installed. What I do (finally) know is that this component actually does the exact opposite of what its name implies, i.e., it apparently prevents PDF documents from opening up when clicked in a SharePoint 2010 document library.
After various failed attempts to solve this problem (including changing "Browser File Handler" settings on the web app server from "Strict" to "Permissive" and other fixes suggested below and elsewhere on various blogs and web sites), nothing fixed the problem until we disabled this Adobe extension/add-on. Then, problem solved.
Note that you may not see this component in the "Tools > Manage Add-Ons" list until after attempting to open a PDF document from the library: apparently the add-on isn't activated (won't appear in that list) until an 'open' attempt is made. SO - if at first you don't see the component listed, try to open a PDF file and check the list again. If this component appears, disable it, and your problem is likely to go away.
Baffling, at best; or worse, actually nefarious on Adobe's part ...?
I'd still like to know how to get the PDF to open in a separate browser tab in IE vs. displacing the active tab. If anyone can help with that, please let me know! No custom coding solutions, PLEASE!
There is a better way to handle "Browser File Handle" issue. Take a look at my blog here: http://www.pdfsharepoint.com/sharepoint-2010-and-pdf-integration-series-part-1/
Solution #2 addresses Pdf extension without exposing entire Web Application to "Permissive" browsing. Setting "Browsing File Handle" to "permissive" opens too many vulnerabilities with other file extensions.
Thanks,
Dmitry
I have the same problem - originally installed Office Web apps, then turned that off, turned on the open in client application, then changed the setting on each doc library to open in browser .. Still have a problem with PDFs though.
If somebody includes a link to them in an announcement, then that person can open, other not. But only in IE - in FF there is no problme
Just change the Browser File Handling for the Web Application from the central admin as:
Central Administration > Application Management > Manage Web Applications
go to your Web Application example "http://sharepoint:80, just select it
from the top ribbon click "General Settings"
go down to "Browser File Handling" and change it to "Permissive"
If am not clear go to http://www.pdfsharepoint.com/sharepoint-2010-and-pdf-integration-series-part-1/
try this:
Make sure you're the site collection admin. Go into the site (not the central admin) and then go to site settings then go to site collection features. In there you will find the setting for " Open Documents in Client Applications by Default " it will probably be deactivated. Active it and you're good to go. users will then open attachments in their windows assigned applications, not the sharepoint web apps.
Also, try going into adobe reader and in the settings there is an option to open with the browser. check or uncheck it based on what you want it to do.
Encryption and SharePoint don't play well together
Right click My Documents or source folder
Select Properties > Advanced (button)
Uncheck "Encrypt contents to secure data"
This should solve many SharePoint problems you might have, including files not opening properly.
Appreciate this is an old post but still very relevant today. I spent a while trying to get this to work - just thought I'd share my findings.
This is specific to Adobe Acrobat. If you use a different PDF viewer, such as SumatraPDF the issue does not occur.
1. To prevent the 'Open, Save, Save As' dialog box in Internet Explorer:
This is specific to the versions of Acrobat. Set the following key/value:
Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\*acrobat_version_number*\FeatureLockDown\cSharePoint
Value Name: bDisableSharePointFeatures
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x1 (hex)
e.g.
For Acrobat X:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown\cSharePoint
2. To disable PDFs opening in the browser
This is specific to the versions of Acrobat. Set the following key/value:
Key: HKCU\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\acrobat_version_number\Originals
Value Name: bBrowserIntegration
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x0 (hex)
e.g.
For Acrobat X:
HKCU\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\Originals
Thanks,
References:
Adobe Acrobat - Lockable Settings
Adobe Acrobat - General Application Settings
I am uploading EML files to sharepoint document library.
The problem is that after uploading the file when i click on the link of the EML file from the document library, it will be opened in html format, so i can't see the attachment,cc...
How to solve this problem?
I want the eml file to be opened in windows mail.
I believe this is more of a client integration issue than a SharePoint issue. What is the default association for .EML files on your system?
Check this link to associate .EML files with a particular program, e.g. Windows Mail so they open with that program:
http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstroubles/qt/et_eml_oe.htm