open link to a .msg file in outlook - javascript

I am enhancing our client database (php 5.6, js) with some filemanagement components.
If one uploads a file it gets displayed in a list with its name and a link with the pathfile to preview it in the browser (PDFs and IMGs get opened nicely) however if someone decides he needs to upload a .msg file the browserpreview of that file is a mess and not readable at all.
Is there a way to automatically open .msg links with outlook of display it properly in the browser?

Take a look at the similar thread - display .msg file in browser using php.
To open an .msg file in Outlook the file should be downloaded and saved on the hard disk, then you need to start a new process specifying the path to the .msg file. I don't think it is possible in PHP. Or you may consider automating Outlook from Internet Explorer (only).
Also you may find third-party components helpful such as MSG .NET or Aspose.

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How do I access local PDF files in my Chrome Extension app?

Google Chrome allows you to preview local PDF files in the browser like pictured below:
I am working on an extension that takes whatever PDF is in the browser preview and opens it in my custom editor/markup tool.
I have been successful in loading PDFs from remote URLs because I can just send the remote URL to my server, download it there, and open the PDF in my app using PDFjs.
How can I accomplish the same functionality for local PDF files?
I have looked into possibly using javascript to create a File object from local PDF files but Chrome doesn't allow access to the local file system.
I am hoping to accomplish this functionality by the user just clicking my extension icon, similar to the popular extension, Kami.
you need to add permissions to your extension:
"permissions": ["file://*/*"]
to ensure that you have permissions for local files, use:
chrome.extension.isAllowedFileSchemeAccess
P.S. have a good day and do not use upwork for these type of questions :-D

How to disable pdf file download option using JQuery?

How to disable pdf download using jquery or javascript.
In my website I am loading some pdf files in iframe. I need to protect my files.
So how can I dissable pdf file download, print those kind of options.
Please help me.
My website created using html. jquery, mysql and php
Since you are delivering pdf file directly into the browser, displayed using Adobe Reader ActiveX, how can it be possible to prevent file download, since the files are displayed after downloaded into your temp directory?
So it is not possible using ANY JavaScript library.
The only way to secure your master PDF files is by creating Images for each page and present those to the user on the web via your own interface (html, flash etc).
You may use ImageMagick along with GhostScript for this.
You may go through www.veryinteractivepeople.com/?p=521
Hope this helps...:)

JavaScript downloader

I want to allow a web site users to be able to download files from my site, but with the help of a client-side downloader with an ability to continue an interrupted download.
For example, I want to sent a person a file with a size of 30+ Meg. I want the user to have the best downloading experience, so I can't afford him downloading 25 Meg and then getting the download dropped due to the network problems on his side.
Therefore, I want to have a javascript downloader rendered on a download page, that will show the actual client-side file delivery, and when it is downloaded, to give an ability to a user to save the file.
Or is it not possible due to the fact that javascript won't be able to open a save file dialog and save to a file system?
I'm afraid that is not possible with JavaScript and that's why:
To continue downloading from the certain point you should send to the server the position number to start downloading from. And as JavaScript has no access to local file system, you can't get that position.
UPD: it seems that I was too hurrying with the reply.
The file size can be gotten using the HTML5 File API and after getting the file size you can pass it to the server which should support the partial downloading.
But anyway, after downloading another part of the file you should sew two pieces together in some way; standard web browser dialog will only suggest to overwrite the file.
UPD2: to work with files in some Internet Explorers you can use FileSystemObject:
var fso;
fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
I'd look into making a plugin or extension. Like those DownloadThemAll extensions for firefox and Google chrome. Another alternative would be to use Flash, either alone or integrating it with javascript like hinted here: http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=0922A

how to open csv file in IE in by javascript

In my asp page, I have to open a csv file in IE by java script. The code which I am using is as below:
csvWindow = window.open("/com/csv/"+csvFileName, "datacsv", "toolbar=yes,location=no,directories=yes,status=no,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=790,height=450,screenX=50,screenY=25,left=50,top=25");
Code is running in IIS server.
When I run this code and open csv file it gives below message
Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file
"http://192.168.3.228:107/com/csv/CSV_file_1345728.csv". There are several possible reasons:
The file name or path does not exist
the file is being used by another program
the workbook you are trying yo save has the same name as a currently open workbook.
But file is being created.So path is correct and i think that file is also not used by another program
Please help me what should I do
The problem is that when Excel is opened it will attempt to fetch the CSV file itself, this a change in behaviour in office apps since 2007. However since Excel runs in a different process it will not send any cookies that would have been generated during the logon. When the website receives the request it will respond with a 401 status.
There are no easy solutions that I know of with entirely satisfactory results. Here are a number of solutions but all have drawbacks.
Make the authentication cookie persistent, this will allow Offices apps to pick up and send the cookie. The down side being the user remains persistently logged even after a client machine reboot (much like how Stackoverflow appears to work).
Use a standard HTTP authentication protocol like "Basic" or "Negotiate". The down side is that this will cause Excel to display a logon box and the user has to logon again. One exception to this drawback is using "Negotiate" or "NTLM" against an IIS box where the site is registered as part of the IE's Intranet Zone, in which case the HTTP stack used by excel will attempt to use the current user credentials.
Have a server side script that can run anonymously send the csv file and include in the URL some unique ID (such as GUID) which is a one off grant of access. Much more complex to set up.
If you want to open the file with MS Excel, you could try not to serve the file directly, but write an ASP page with Content-Type=application/force-download, the real file name ending with .css and the actual file content. In this case, MSIE will first download the file to the local disk cache and then will feed it to MS Excel.
If you just want to show the CSV text in the browser window, maybe the best is to change its extension or to make some proxy page with Content-Type=text/plain and no mention of CSV at all. The association CSV/Excel seems to be hardcoded in MSIE.

Browser download file prompt using JavaScript

I was wondering if there was any method to implement browser's download file prompt using JavaScript.
My reason - well users will be uploading files to a local fileserver which cannot be accessed from the webserver. In other words, both will be on different domains!
For example, let’s say websites hosted on www.xyz.com, but files would reside on local file server with address like \\10.10.10.01\Files\file.txt. How am I uploading/transferring file to local fileserver... using ActiveX and VBscript! (don’t ask :-)
So I am storing local file path in my database and binding that data to a grid. When the user clicks on that link, the file opens in a window (using JavaScript).
Problem is certain file types like text, jpg, pdf, etc. open inside browser window. How would I be able to implement content-type or content-disposition using client side scripting? Is that even possible?
EDIT:
the local file server has a window's shared folder on which the files are saved.
"content-disposition: attachment" is pretty much the only way to force that, and this MUST be set in the response header.
If the file is hosted on a web server like in your example, you can do:
window.location.replace(fileUrl);
.. and the browser will figure out what to do with the file. This works great for most files, such as .xls, .csv, etc, but keep in mind that this isn't full-proof because the user's MIME handler settings will determine what to do with the file... i.e. if it is a .txt file it will most likely just be displayed in the browser and will not be given a "file download" dialogue box.
As of August 2015, adding the "download" attribute to your tag enables the behavior you're looking for, at least in Chrome.
You could try using a plain hyperlink with type="application/octet-stream". Seems to work in FF, but IE and Opera ignore the attribute.

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