If the user has MS Word, it is a recognized mime type for the IE browser
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| One page of my website will have a list of links to text documents.
| I thought it might look more "professional" to have the text msg pop up on
| top of the page rather than have the text msg fill the entire browser.
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| If you can't call an application on the viewer's computer, how is it that MS
| Word will launch when you try to view a .doc document (at least a browser
| windows with a modified Word toolbar appears)?
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| | > ok sure, but maybe you would explain what it is you're trying to do and
| > why,
| > then you'll get the right answer.
| >
| > I.e. why notepad instead of a browser etc.
| >
| > HTH
| >
| > basically there's a form element called a textarea you can see them
| > displaying plain text content like at JavaScript sites.
| >
| > you could display the plain text this way.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The email address on this posting is a "black hole". I got tired of all
| > the
| > spam.
| > Please feel free to contact me here:
| >
http://nedp.net/contact/
| > --
| >
| >
| > | >> Can you elaborate a bit on "display it within a text area"?
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> > while you can't do that you could pop the text up into a pop-up window
| > and
| >> > or display it within a textarea.
| >> >
| >> > --
| >> > The email address on this posting is a "black hole". I got tired of
| >> > all
| >> > the
| >> > spam.
| >> > Please feel free to contact me here:
| >> >
http://nedp.net/contact/
| >> > --
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > | >> >> If I make a link to a text file, the text appears inside a viewer's
| >> > browser.
| >> >>
| >> >> Is there anyway to make a text file link that will put the text in
| >> >> notepad
| >> >> on the viewer's computer?
| >> >>
| >> >> Thanks.
| >> >>
| >> >>
| >> >
| >> >
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