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[SOLVED] Can't connect to Alfresco 3.0a from MS Word 2003

dgenard — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:26:44 GMT

Hi,I tried to connect to Alfresco Lab 3.0a from Office 2003, but I can't.I followed instructions from Getting_Started_with_Alfresco_Share_Preview.pdf :1. Start Microsoft Word.2. From the File menu, choose Open.3. In the File name field, type:“http://[Alfresco instance]/alfresco”Then MS Word opens th

Re: [SOLVED] Can't connect to Alfresco 3.0a from MS Word 2003

tobiashofmann — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:01:10 GMT

Hi,

I have the same error. I used Alfresco-Labs-3a.1032-Full-Setup.exe for installation. Word only opens the jsp file. Do I have to install more packages? Do we have to configure something??

br,
Tobias

Re: [SOLVED] Can't connect to Alfresco 3.0a from MS Word 2003

mikeh — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:40:04 GMT

Make sure the SharePoint protocol bits and pieces are installed - you should see the "module installed" message on server start-up.

You can follow these instructions (on Windows too) to reinstall it:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Installing_Labs_3#Installing_SharePoint_Protocol_Support_on_Linux

Cheers,
Mike

Re: [SOLVED] Can't connect to Alfresco 3.0a from MS Word 2003

dgenard — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:07:07 GMT

Ok, it works fine now.
After a complete Alfresco installation on Windows, you just need to run the apply_amps.bat script once.
This will activate the sharepoint emulation module (vti-module.amp).
Regards,

Denis