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> > Did you try Shell.Explorer/MS WebBrowser, or MS Office Document Viewer Controls?
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> > Best Wishes,
> >
> > Yuri Rubinov
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> Tried WSH, Hypelink and WebBrowser controls. All of them fire out Word for DOC files, Excel for XLS files. That's exactly what I want to prevent.
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> As for MS Office Doc Viewer controls - they are, again separate things for specific file formats and, besides, ain't exactly the controls - more like embedded apps (OLE rather than ActiveX). And I am looking for an ActiveX.
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> Regards,
>
> Ilya

Ilya,

I do not think there is such a control.
Files with different extensions, by default they are opened by different viewers on particular PC, and it will affect the way how your control (even exist) will open those files.

Good Luck