Hi,
I am facing a problem with one of the site collections I manage.
We are uploading files in the .dwfx format which is an autocad drawing and we want to open the files in the client application.
I have created a new MIME type with extension .dwfx and type model/vnd.dwfx+xps
I modified the DOCICON.XML file located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML in order to open the file in the client application and not to display it in the browser.
I added this line: <Mapping Key=”dwfx” Value=”dwfx.gif” EditText=”Autodesk DWF Application” OpenControl=”SharePoint.OpenDocuments”/>
inside the <ByExtension> section.
My probelm i sthat the file opens in the browser instead of the client application. Any idea how to solve this?
Running SP2010 in WS2008R2
You may have some luck searching (Google) AutoCAD launcher for SharePoint 2010. There are a few out there. Good Luck
Hi Jason, thanks for answering. The thing is that at this time I don’t know anything about an OpenControl from Autocad but I will research it in the future.
The issue is with the OpenControl= “SharePoint.OpenDocuments” (this will open it in the browser beacuse it doesnt know what application to use). An exmple would be like something we use in my office; BlueBeam Revu.. We edited the Docicon.xml file.. The OpenControl for this product looks something like (OpenControl=”Revu.Launcher”)
Here is a link to give you some ideas: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/malag/archive/2010/05/13/using-custom-opend…
