Issue 99265 - Cannot open OpenOffice files from inside Internet Explorer
Summary: Cannot open OpenOffice files from inside Internet Explorer
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: General
Classification: Code
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.0.1
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 Trivial with 9 votes (vote)
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Reported: 2009-02-16 14:57 UTC by secsol
Modified: 2013-01-29 21:42 UTC (History)
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Description secsol 2009-02-16 14:57:20 UTC 
When I try to open fx a .ODT or .OTT file from inside Internet Explorer 7 (no 
other browsers test nor can they be used) we are prompted with "General 
Internet error has occurred" clicking OK 3 times opens the document up. 

Unfortunately I cannot provide URL as this is from an internal website.
However this is reproducible from all workstations here.
Comment 1 secsol 2009-02-16 15:01:02 UTC 
The dialog box "General Internet error has occurred" is not from Internet 
Explorer but from OpenOffice - just to clarify.
Comment 2 eric.savary 2009-02-16 15:06:13 UTC 
Reassigned
Comment 3 thorsten.martens 2009-02-17 09:09:36 UTC 
-> secsol: Please mention how you try to load an office-document into IE. Via
file-menu, URL or link ?
Comment 4 secsol 2009-02-17 12:48:39 UTC 
I just click on a URL link on a Microsoft Sharepoint website running on IIS 6.0.
Comment 5 secsol 2009-02-17 12:50:31 UTC 
I just tried uploading a few files to IIS 6.0 webserver at our ISP and then I 
can open the files without problems.

It seems something happens when the same files are to be opened from the 
Sharepoint website.

I had a look at the MIME types but they look OK as far as I can tell, also the 
files do open - just only after clicking the OK button in OOO a few times.
Comment 6 secsol 2009-02-17 14:00:41 UTC 
I can see other people are having the same issues.
Looks like this is a issue between Sharepoint and OOO.

Please see http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?
t=31192&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
Comment 7 secsol 2009-02-17 14:23:52 UTC 
Also please see issue 24948 which seems to be similar.
Comment 8 secsol 2009-02-17 15:12:29 UTC 
Also, please note this is Sharepoint 3.0.
Comment 9 secsol 2009-02-18 08:55:23 UTC 
I found a Sharepoint 3.0 demo website where you can test it:

http://demo.micronet.dk/Shared%20Documents/test.ott
Username: demo
Password: demo
Comment 10 anuser 2009-02-18 09:40:51 UTC 
*** Issue 99265 has been confirmed by votes. ***
Comment 11 secsol 2009-02-27 13:58:39 UTC 
Do you need anymore information from me?
Comment 12 secsol 2009-07-28 12:40:33 UTC 
Any news on this?
Comment 13 secsol 2009-09-29 10:37:22 UTC 
Please advise if there is anything I can do to help speed up the process of 
solving this issue?
Comment 14 secsol 2010-01-25 08:41:09 UTC 
Any news?