load a word document inside window browser

Question

Hi, I have a page that dynamically links to a document that opens in a new page (the document is stored in a database as binary data and I loaded using the following code:

Response.ClearContent()

Response.ContentType = myReader("MIMEType").ToString()

Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" & myReader("Filename"))

Response.BinaryWrite(myReader("DocBD"))

Response.End()

This works ok. However some documents have restricted access and before loading the document the user is redirected to a login page. After entering username and passowrd the document is loaded. If it is a pdf file for example, it loads in the same login page, but when it is a word or excel document it opens outside the browser window and the login page remains in the background. Is ther a way to force a word or excel document to open inside the browser window? Many thanks.

Answer 1

My guess would be no, due to the way Word works. Every document (and I think it consider the login as such) is opened in a different window.

Answer 2

You will need a plugin that shows Word documents for the webbrowser.

The PDF reader you are using (Acrobat?) has a browser plugin, its not the browser that renders the content.