How to Open any file(excel,word,pdf) in Windows Apllication

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Hi All,

I had always worked with Web applications and know how to open any kind of file in web app.

Can you please let me know if there is any method similar to Response.Write in Windows APplication too.

Thanks.

Prathap.

Posted 3-Jan-13 6:57am

Prathap Gangireddy

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austinbox · Answer 1 · 2013-01-03T07:35:00

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If you're talking about loading documents into your application I would suggest looking into COM Objects e.g Microsoft word. If you were open to just opening the document from microsoft word try looking into the Process class in System.Diagnostics;

Process.Start(documentpath);

Posted 3-Jan-13 7:35am

austinbox

Updated 3-Jan-13 7:36am

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Prathap Gangireddy 3-Jan-13 13:40pm

Hi,

I just need to open the server end documents.I have used Proces.start and it works fine with Word files while the same is not working for EXcel,PPT,PDF files..Can u suggest some method for the same.

austinbox 3-Jan-13 14:00pm

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5123/Opening-and-Navigating-Excel-with-C
Lots of articles on opening these things, just use the search up in the corner ;)