"BrowserFlags" entry

[Grace]

Hi,
I'm having a problem not being able to see in Excel linked
files from a Web page. When I click on the link in the
browser, Excel opens briefly, then closes. I looked at
the "Browse in same window" option for the "xls" files and
is not checked.
I looked in the registry, under the "Excel.Sheet.8" key
and there was no "BrowserFlags" entry. I added the entry
in the registry, with value '9'. Still wasn't able to see
the file in Excel. Only after I checked the "Browse in
same window" check box I was able to see the file in
EXCEL!! (not in browser) and after that the "Browse in
same window" was unchecked automatically. Somehow, it
seemed that the entry that I had added in the registry
took effect only after I checked the "Browse in same
window" option. Can somebody explain to me why this
happened and how can I get around this - I need to deploy
a fix for 1000 users and I want to send them a batch file
to update their registry only. I don't want them to have
to go check the "Browse in same window" option.
I'm running Windows 2000 and Excel 97.

Thank you,
Grace

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Hi,
I'm having a problem not being able to see in Excel linked
files from a Web page. When I click on the link in the
browser, Excel opens briefly, then closes. I looked at
the "Browse in same window" option for the "xls" files and
is not checked.
I looked in the registry, under the "Excel.Sheet.8" key
and there was no "BrowserFlags" entry. I added the entry
in the registry, with value '9'. Still wasn't able to see
the file in Excel.

Hi

You is supposed to set it to 8 and not 9:

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office Documents in
the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;162059

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Hi,
I'm having a problem not being able to see in Excel linked
files from a Web page. When I click on the link in the
browser, Excel opens briefly, then closes. I looked at
the "Browse in same window" option for the "xls" files and
is not checked.
I looked in the registry, under the "Excel.Sheet.8" key
and there was no "BrowserFlags" entry. I added the entry
in the registry, with value '9'. Still wasn't able to see
the file in Excel.

Hi

You is supposed to set it to 8 and not 9:

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office Documents in
the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;162059

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Hi

You is supposed to set it to 8 and not 9:

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office Documents in
the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
us;162059



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/de fault.mspx


.
Setting it to 8 doesn't work. If I set it to 9 it works,

but only after I check the "Browse in same window" option.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Hi

You is supposed to set it to 8 and not 9:

How to Configure Internet Explorer to Open Office Documents in
the Appropriate Office Program Instead of in Internet Explorer
us;162059



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/de fault.mspx


.
Setting it to 8 doesn't work. If I set it to 9 it works,

but only after I check the "Browse in same window" option.