Class MsOfficeExternalPreviewApplication

Microsoft Office applications try to manage resources, processes on its own, so Process.Start() will return valid process id only if there are no other instances of MS office running. In other case Process.Start() call will return immediately without returning valid process id, because existing instance of MS office application will take over process creation and opening the file. To avoid this, special DDE switch has to be passed to MS Office application when it is started. Class below customizes starting of MS Office application. see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210565 for command line switch and see: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/hu-HU/csharpgeneral/thread/21014f97-1732-4261-afe5-2127b2e64f68 for

Inheritance
System.Object
AbstractFileTypeDefinitionComponent
GenericExteralPreviewApplication
MsOfficeExternalPreviewApplication
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.PreviewControls
Assembly: Sdl.FileTypeSupport.Framework.PreviewControls.dll
Syntax
public class MsOfficeExternalPreviewApplication : GenericExteralPreviewApplication, IFileTypeDefinitionAware, ISingleFilePreviewApplication, IAbstractPreviewApplication, IAbstractPreviewController, ISingleFilePreviewController, IDisposable

Constructors

MsOfficeExternalPreviewApplication()

Declaration
public MsOfficeExternalPreviewApplication()

Properties

DdeSwitch

Gets or sets dde switch allowing to open every file in separate instance of MS Office Application directly.

Declaration
public string DdeSwitch { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

Methods

LaunchApplicationForFile(TempFileManager)

Start external application for given file

Declaration
protected override Process LaunchApplicationForFile(TempFileManager managedTempFile)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TempFileManager managedTempFile

File desriptor to open with application
Returns
Type Description
System.Diagnostics.Process

Process id of external application
Overrides

Implements

System.IDisposable