Hack around with Apache/IIS to directly host externally stored container data - yes it can be done though not recommended!įor this example we're going to use a really simple online file hosting service called file.io.Use your own web hosting server (good as you can secure it and control access to just the viewer).
Host via third party service (which we will do).Now there are obviously numerous ways you can do this, such as: The first obstacle to overcome is getting your container data online so that the office viewer can render it. No more viewing of a document in FileMaker and just seeing this: We just need to get the file online so that the viewer can render it for us. Using this fact we can utilise the viewer in order to view documents stored directly in our own solutions. Users can keep their documents online in their MS OneDrive, and use online tools to view documents entirely within the browser.īut did you know that they also have an online file viewer, which is freely available for anyone to use, no account required? This will render any Word, Excel or PowerPoint presentation providing that file is hosted online and the URL is accessible to the file viewer tool. Microsoft also makes these apps available online in the cloud via their 365 service. Examples like Word, Excel, Powerpoint are so commonplace in industry today that almost everyone at some stage needs to view a doc file, or open a spreadsheet in Excel.
Microsoft has a range of apps within its office 365 offering. Viewing Files Online - Using the Office App Viewer In this article we're going to show how you can add Excel, Word or PowerPoint document viewing to any existing FileMaker solution in about 10 minutes, the setup couldn't be simpler! This however requires that the user have a copy of Microsoft Word, Office, or PowerPoint installed in order to view the file they wish to see.
Developers tend to resort to exporting the files to disk and auto-opening them locally on the users machine. Unlike images, video files, audio files, and PDF files, we cannot directly view these file formats within container fields. When it comes to viewing Microsoft Office files within FileMaker, this has always been quite a sore point for developers.
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