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Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

aniko — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:51:49 GMT

Hi,old problem, many postings but no solution :-((It's unable to "edit online" Word Documents with alfresco share. It is possible to open the Document at the IE but the Documents will be opened Read-Only. On another Client can not open anything.I have look to the forum and internet and found many so

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

mikeh — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:09:53 GMT

Change the Windows registry entry OpenDocumentsReadWriteWhileBrowsing (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870853/en-us)

This should be the only fix you need for Share. Make sure the fix was applied to the client.

Try to open the file directly from Office using the Vti URL (the port 7070 one) to see if the document opens read/write. If it works ok direct from Office, but is still read-only when launched from MSIE, please double-check the fix was applied correctly on the client.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

aniko — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:15:01 GMT

After try to open the file directly from Office using the Vti URL (the port 7070 one) i get this error:


7705514 [29883388@qtp0-8] ERROR org.mortbay.log - /alfresco/Testdoku/documentLibrary/AdSuite1255941973461.docx
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: 09200109 Transaction must be active and synchronization is required: Thread[29883388@qtp0-8,5,main]
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.registerSynchronizations(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:435)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.getSynchronization(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:419)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.getResource(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:212)
        at org.alfresco.repo.domain.hibernate.DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.getFlushData(DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.java:213)
        at org.alfresco.repo.domain.hibernate.DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.invoke(DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.java:354)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy6.getNodePair(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.db.DbNodeServiceImpl.getNodePairNotNull(DbNodeServiceImpl.java:155)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.db.DbNodeServiceImpl.hasAspect(DbNodeServiceImpl.java:719)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.invokeInternal(SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.java:154)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.invoke(SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.java:138)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
        at org.alfresco.repo.tenant.MultiTNodeServiceInterceptor.invoke(MultiTNodeServiceInterceptor.java:110)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.alfresco.repo.service.StoreRedirectorProxyFactory$RedirectorInvocationHandler.invoke(StoreRedirectorProxyFactory.java:221)
        at $Proxy9.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.getPivotNodeRef(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:324)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.invoke(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:164)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:203)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:203)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.getProperty(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.makeHomeFolderIfRequired(PersonServiceImpl.java:552)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPersonOrNull(PersonServiceImpl.java:320)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPersonImpl(PersonServiceImpl.java:277)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPerson(PersonServiceImpl.java:271)
        at org.alfresco.web.sharepoint.auth.BasicAuthenticationHandler.authenticateRequest(BasicAuthenticationHandler.java:82)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor582.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:122)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy75.authenticateRequest(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.handler.alfresco.DefaultAuthenticationHandler.authenticateRequest(DefaultAuthenticationHandler.java:139)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.web.VtiFilter.doFilter(VtiFilter.java:134)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1115)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:361)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:766)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:324)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:534)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:864)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:533)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:207)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:403)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.bio.SocketConnector$Connection.run(SocketConnector.java:228)
        at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:522)
7705639 [29883388@qtp0-8] ERROR org.mortbay.log - /alfresco/Testdoku/documentLibrary/
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: 09200110 Transaction must be active and synchronization is required: Thread[29883388@qtp0-8,5,main]
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.registerSynchronizations(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:435)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.getSynchronization(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:419)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport.getResource(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:212)
        at org.alfresco.repo.domain.hibernate.DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.getFlushData(DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.java:213)
        at org.alfresco.repo.domain.hibernate.DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.invoke(DirtySessionMethodInterceptor.java:354)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy6.getNodePair(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.db.DbNodeServiceImpl.getNodePairNotNull(DbNodeServiceImpl.java:155)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.db.DbNodeServiceImpl.hasAspect(DbNodeServiceImpl.java:719)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.invokeInternal(SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.java:154)
        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.invoke(SingleEntryTransactionResourceInterceptor.java:138)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
        at org.alfresco.repo.tenant.MultiTNodeServiceInterceptor.invoke(MultiTNodeServiceInterceptor.java:110)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor246.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.alfresco.repo.service.StoreRedirectorProxyFactory$RedirectorInvocationHandler.invoke(StoreRedirectorProxyFactory.java:221)
        at $Proxy9.hasAspect(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.getPivotNodeRef(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:324)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.MLPropertyInterceptor.invoke(MLPropertyInterceptor.java:164)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:203)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.invoke(NodeRefPropertyMethodInterceptor.java:203)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy8.getProperty(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.makeHomeFolderIfRequired(PersonServiceImpl.java:552)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPersonOrNull(PersonServiceImpl.java:320)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPersonImpl(PersonServiceImpl.java:277)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.person.PersonServiceImpl.getPerson(PersonServiceImpl.java:271)
        at org.alfresco.web.sharepoint.auth.BasicAuthenticationHandler.authenticateRequest(BasicAuthenticationHandler.java:82)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor582.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:122)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy75.authenticateRequest(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.handler.alfresco.DefaultAuthenticationHandler.authenticateRequest(DefaultAuthenticationHandler.java:139)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.web.VtiFilter.doFilter(VtiFilter.java:134)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1115)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:361)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:766)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:324)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:534)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:864)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:533)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:207)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:403)
        at org.mortbay.jetty.bio.SocketConnector$Connection.run(SocketConnector.java:228)
        at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:522)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Thanks for help
aniko

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:02:05 GMT

Hello. I am using Alfresco 3.4.0 with Share.
After changing edit-link-type to "webdav" in web-client-config.xml , "Edit online" has become available in Alfresco Explorer , and I am able to edit-save docs (IE only).
However in Share I can only see "Edit Offline" menu item.
Adding registry key http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870853/en-us didn't help that.
Any ideas ? Thanks.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:27:24 GMT

With v3.4 Edit Online in Share is usually not problematic since they have been installing vti module by default. Given you've already made the client change, then it is either your not using IE or the user doesn't have update rights to the file. You can also double check to see if the vti-module is installed, perhaps they didn't start including the vti module to a later 3.4 release like 3.4b, don't recall exactly. http://docs.alfresco.com/3.4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.alfresco.Enterprise_3_4_0.doc%2Ftasks%2FSharePoint-install.html

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:01:26 GMT

SteveGreenbaum,

Thank you for the response. I am using IE and verified that vti-module is installed. Using admin account for all operations starting from document upload.
Finally reinstalled alfresco from scratch (3.4e this time), changed edit-link-type to webdav in web-client-config.xml again, but result is still the same. I am able to "Edit online" in Alfresco Explorer (JSF) but Alfrersco Share is still offering only "Edit offline" menu item.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:24:25 GMT

I see. And I assume you are testing this with an MS Office document since online-edit only works with Office documents.

I know you said you confirmed vti is installed, but did you look in the log when you restart the server to make sure no errors appear – you should see a success message in the log – I just remembered that vti was renamed to spp recently.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:15:44 GMT

SteveGreenbaum,

Yes I am testing with MS Office 2007.
There are no error messages related to "vti" in logs. Only numerous lines about reading vti.properties and finally the message "[module.vti.VtiServer] Vti server started successfully on port: 7070" .
Any other messages should present ?

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:16:36 GMT

Maybe port 7070 isn't accessible. Can you check that? Or try to map a drive such as http://yourservername:7070/alfresco/

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:00:51 GMT

Maybe port 7070 isn't accessible. Can you check that? Or try to map a drive such as http://yourservername:7070/alfresco/

Looks like mapping was successful , it asked me for login and password and then opened IE with this URL . But page is empty . Is it expected result ?

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:10:00 GMT

If you haven't created any sites, that might explain why it is empty.

BTW I usually map a Sharepoint drive as a Network Place, not as a network drive. Try it that way as well.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:14:12 GMT

Since Alfresco Explorer provides me with "Edit Online" link that works, I believe protocol level is ok and something goes wrong in Share-specific part.
Or do Alfresco Explorer and Share use different mechanics of "Edit Online" ?

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:26:09 GMT

They use different methods, webdav vs. SharePoint.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

golash — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:25:19 GMT

I have the exact same issue with 3.4d. I can access the repository from MS Word using port 7070 and edit the files and also 'Edit Online' from Alfresco Explorer, but Share only shows 'Edit Offline'.

Is there any setting or additional installation required in MS Office to enable Sharepoint support?

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

golash — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:04:10 GMT

I looked up Microsoft to see if there was anything needed to be done in MS Office to enable Sharepoint & I found this:

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/Blogs/GetThePoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=74

———————
First you need to set up a link between Office Word 2007 and your SharePoint site:

Select File
Publish
Document Management Server
Copy the URL of the Server into the File Name box on the File Save as Dialog. This will open the SharePoint site and you can then navigate to the library required.

It is also possible to add your SharePoint site to Microsoft Office Word 2007 using the Word options screen. To review the settings, open the Word 2007 options, and look at the Save options.

Once you have set up a link between Office and a SharePoint site, you can do a number of things. Let's start with the information panel in Word 2007.
——————–

So I saved a test document from MS Word into Alfresco to setup the Sharepoint link. After the link setup, I am able to edit MS Office documents online.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:28:03 GMT

Interesting…
When I create site in Share and upload document to it's "Document Library" , document has "Edit Online" link and it is working.
But documents in "Repository" (viewed via the same Share) does not have "Edit Online" link. Why ?

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

mikeh — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:49:27 GMT

Interesting…
When I create site in Share and upload document to it's "Document Library" , document has "Edit Online" link and it is working.
But documents in "Repository" (viewed via the same Share) does not have "Edit Online" link. Why ?

Because we use the SharePoint protocol which needs a concept of a "Site" in order to work.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

dkane — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:59:15 GMT

Because we use the SharePoint protocol which needs a concept of a "Site" in order to work.

Thank you.
I don't catch the nature of this concept though. Both root level of /share and /share/sitename are paths within the same web-application. Logically subfolders are called "sites" , but technically it is unclear why root entry is not "site".
Well, the problem is half-solved. I will be quite happy if this "Edit Online" link appears also in FF not only IE . We can not tie customers to IE. Tried WebDav plugin and "Web Folder" plugin - no luck so far.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

stevegreenbaum — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:07:09 GMT

Edit Online only works in IE. Consider using Tab 2 plugin for FF which lets you use the MS rendering engine from within FF.

Re: Unable to 'Edit Online' Word Documents with alfresco share

mikeh — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:22:24 GMT

Firefox has no concept of passing a WebDAV URL directly to an external application in order to start online editing. Remember these are web apps, so must abide by the browser's implementation if features like this. "Edit Online" happens to work because Microsoft made it work for SharePoint with MSIE.

Whilst you're seeing the URL "/share/site" and comparing it to "/share", in fact the external application is directed to the Alfresco repository (the /alfresco web application). The Share URLs don't directly map to the content storage database.

Thanks,
Mike