I have a VBA project that uploads data from an Excel spreadsheet to an Access database stored on SharePoint. All was well until I upgraded to Windows 7. Windows 7 doesn't automatically pass Windows authentication to SharePoint when accessed this way. Now my project will not update my db. How can I get my VBA project to pass that information to SharePoint? I've been searching for 2 days and I haven't found anything helpful.
I ran into the same problem today. The workaround I came up with, which I would love to replace, is to force Windows Explorer to open the sharepoint folder, which triggers the authentication request to the user. Obviously, there are many issues with this solution.
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Is it possible to embed google excel in my website to edit document stored locally?
My manager asked me if it is possible to integrate the Microsoft office webapp in my own website.
Clients have excel files stored on our website, we want to know if it is possible for them to open the file with a web excel page, edit the file and save the modifications. For now, they use SharePoint so it is easy for them but we intend to use an other platform.
Our client can have all the license we need.
I searched but I didn't find any solution.
I know you should be able to do this with ASP and the .Net Framework. SharePoint uses ASP pages, so you may try to do something simpler.
If you go over the Internet you'll see several solutions because people do this too.
e.g. a thing you can do is to use Open XML API to do this, and it is like reading / modifying a flat file on the server. A restriction is it has to be .xlsx / 2007 format onward.
I have multiple Excel Web Parts in my SharePoint 2010 site. Each web part is connected to an Excel work book which is generated automatically by a scheduled task on a separate server. Given this, is there a way to automatically map a newly generated excel file to an existing excel web part instead of manually updating them?
I saw a tutorial but it uses the SharePoint dll and other dlls which are found from the SharePoint server itself and as far as I know, I can only execute these items if I have SharePoint installed locally. Is there any way to make it work without having to install SharePoint locally? By the way I was referring to this tutorial from MSDN.
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I was able to create web parts programmatically using SharePoint.Client.WebParts but I'm having problems creating Excel Web Access Web Parts.
I was able to make it work by using the same concept found in this page.
All that I needed to do was properly escape quotation marks from the exported web part file in order to map the correct file.
I've created a simple (asmx) web service which returns a DataSet.
I've added the webservice to my Excel 2007 workbook using the Data -> From Web button and I'm able to view / refresh the data.
The problem comes when I need to secure the web service: I've turned on Windows authentication for the web service and the request uses SSL.
Unfortunately, the user's logged on windows credentials aren't used by Excel when trying to refresh the data - the refresh fails.
If I click on Data -> Connections -> Properties -> Definition -> Edit Query, only then am I prompted for my windows credentials and does the refresh then succeed.... not a problem for me, but not something I want every user of this spreadsheet to have to do... any ideas how to make the prompt come up when the refresh is attempted instead of having it fail??
Thanks!!
Update Answers so far are to do with SharePoint and Excel Services (neither of which are any use to me)... and one link for which "The following procedure does not apply to data that is retrieved from a text file or a Web query"... I just want a person with a copy of excel on his desktop machine to be able to update from a password-protected web service... is that so hard Microsoft??
Another Update Still no answers accepted - because no answers so far have provided a working solution ( Nice googling though - thanks guys ;-) )
While I haven't got SSL I can attest that Excel normally shouldn't ask you for authentication when using pass through authentication.
My guess is that you will need to add the destination website (with the https) to your trusted zone in IE. The effect should be that when you go to the website you shouldn't be challenged for your password at all. IE will now pass through the authentication credentials because the destination is in the trusted zone.
Once this is fixed Excel should treat it like a normal website.
Here's a link which talks you through adding your site to the trusted zone: http://www.nateirwin.net/2007/01/19/enabling-ntlm-authentication-in-firefox-and-internet-explorer/
The last time I dealt with this issue was in 2004. If I remember correctly, this is a bug in the Web Query technology in how the query deals with the SSL certificate. This is Excel 97 technology; therefore, fairly basic implementation.
After much research and troubleshooting, the only way around this issue is to create user and password parameters and post the web query. Using POST will keep the user/password hidden from prying eyes.
Following is my note from 2004: There is a problem with https, application/vnd.ms-excel, Internet Query (iqy), and Excel 2000/2002.
Have you checked out this question: What do I need to do to make Excel access a Web Query via HTTPS?
Excel's Web Queries Enable You to Populate Worksheets from Web Sites at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa155714(v=office.10).aspx.
Sites requiring authentication and passwords provide additional
challenges. They may require coded workarounds or may be unsolvable.
Error message when you use Web query to a secure Web page () in Excel: "Unable to open" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290347.
XL97: How to Create Web Query (.iqy) Files at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/157482 is an invaluable resource. (There was a Web Query SDK once that I cannot find, but this article is a good replacement.)
Different Ways of Using Web Queries in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 at .
I don't know if this will help, but I faced a similar situation while importing data from a remote SQL Server Database. What I did was create a role inside the database itself, and assign any users who needed access to that role.
The data is updated into the workbook when the file is loaded using Microsoft Query, so I don't know how that might differ from how you have done things.
The biggest issue with doing it this way was to open the properties for the query and check the "Use Trusted Connection" box. This worked without an issue for me. Again, this was from a remote server, not a secure website. Hope this helps.
i hope this will help you : Refresh connected imported data
We had a similar situation at work, however, we are using Office 2010. I'm not sure of the limitations of 2007. Check out these links. The last two are specifically for Excel 2007.
Link 1: Configure Secure Store Service for Excel Services
Link 2: Ten Tips for Using SharePoint Server 2007 with Excel Services
Link 3: Plan external data connections for Excel Services
I want to schedule an SSRS subscription to save directly to a SharePoint document library and I can't. I get the error "Failure writing file \server\path\report.pdf: Access to the path '\server\path\report.pdf' is denied.
Here are the facts:
- I get a different error if I use the user/pass combo for the subscription, so I know my user/pass is correct
- I can save to all other shared file areas I have tried
- I can log into the SSRS server and map to the SP UNC path and write documents to it
- unlike other mappings I've done on the SSRS server, the SP directory does not stay mapped, even though I have clicked 'reconnect at login'
- SSRS Server is Win 2008; SP is 2008 (I think)
- we have turned on WEBDAV and installed Desktop Experience
- SP integrated mode is not an option
Any ideas or nudges in a general direction are greatly appreciated!
If installing SSRS in SharePoint integrated mode is not an option, then you will need to write custom code.
Set the SSRS subscription to write out to a local path on the SQL server, and then set a recurring scheduled task to run your custom .exe.
The custom .exe should copy the contents of a local directory to a given SharePoint document library. The .net SharePoint objects make this pretty easy: you'll probably spend more time getting the project set up than writing code to copy the files.
I got it to work by
Enabling WEBDAV
Turning Desktop Experience mode on
Mapping the Http file connect path that sharepoint gives to as a drive
For some reason when i did that it gave me the ability to write directly to the sharepoint folder on the server. \sharepoint-server\sites\path\shared documents\
Hi try configuring the centeral admin first
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326213.aspx
then follow the following post to configure delivery to sharepoint library
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb283186.aspx
I had two clients with a save issue in SharePoint.
When they try to save they would get a a very generic error: "Document Could not be saved"
The only way they could get them into SharePoint was by:
Saving to local File System
Using the Upload option from the SharePoint menu
Configurations
Client 1: Vista and Office 2007
Client 2: XP and Office 2003
I was able to fix client 1 by having him Map a Network Drive to the Sharepoint Site.
After mapping the network drive, somehow the OS magically knew about the SharePoint documents folder and he was able to save.
I'm not having the same luck with Client 2.
It won't even let me map the network drive. I get an error (one that I did not take a screenshot of and don't remember the exact wording...sorry). but it was an error trying to map the network drive to the SharePoint site.
So, after some Googling, I had him go to Windows Update and download all the latest patches for his OS.
He claims he did, but is still getting the problem.
Before I do another WebEx and start taking stabs in the dark to try and fix him, I was wondering if any veteran SharePoint users have run into this same issue and what they did to fix.
Or, is there some OS setting I should be looking at that needs to be toggled/modified.
I can access his SharePoint site just fine from several PCs and make modifications and save as necessary.
Did you try running the Microsoft Office Diagnostics?
Start --> Microsoft Office --> Microsoft Office Tools --> Microsoft Office Diagnostics
Let that scan and repair any issues it finds and see if that helps. That tool has fixed similar issues for me many times.