Like this:
Use your favorite image editor to create an image file with 16x16, preferebly PNG format.
And save the image file into the server folder %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES
2. Edit the DOCICON.XML file (backup the file first ;-))
Next open, using your favorite text editor, the docicon.xml file located in the server folder %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML.
Add one line for each file type like this:
<Mapping Key="pdf" Value="pdf.png" EditText="PDF-XChange Viewer" OpenControl="SharePoint.OpenDocuments"/>
Just change:
- Key="pdf" to Key="your_file_extension"
- Value="pdf.png" to Key="image_file_name" (created in first step)
- EditText="PDF-XChange Viewer" to Edit="name_of_the_native_application" (this is the name that will appear in the context menu (ECB)
3. Reset server and try
All done, just iisreset your server and try it.
WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait ..
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeremy, I had two nice holidays weeks so I've been a bit quite. But keep in touch, I'll come soon with some nice tips.
DeleteDoes this allow you to save back to sharepoint?
ReplyDeleteThat will depend of the application used to open the document. Most of the cases you won't have any trouble saving back the file.
DeleteUnfortunately it seems like PDFXchange wont allow you to save edits made by program back to the library. Just wasn't sure if this addition in SharePoint enabled that! Thanks great article
DeletePDFXChange is one of the applications I use with Sharepoint without any trouble. In fact I picked it because it works with Sharepoint WebDAV. What error are you getting?
DeleteJust to clarify i have installed PDFXchange Viewer, with the ability to make notations to pdfs.
ReplyDeleteThe issue i am running into is, when i open a pdf within a document library and click the save button. It tries to save somewhere else on the computer, and not back to the library to overwrite the existing file. It seems i do not have the option to browse to save it back.
thanks for all your help btw!
Yeah I'm using that one too, what version of PDFX are you using?
DeleteAnother thing, what versioning setting do you have active in the document library?
I am using the latest one (2.5.208), plus the one from November. Right now i am not using any versioning, i also have it set to NOT require documents to be checked out before they can be edited.
DeleteNow that is weird, I'm using that version also without any catch. What is your browser, OS client version and server version?
DeleteI have used IE 8,9 and 10, and chrome. Server version is Windows 2008R2 SP1 running Sharepoing 2010.
DeleteBummer it has no reason to do that :(. I need to replicate your problem in order to solve it. Is there any chance that we could do some screen sharing?
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