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open Word Document from JavaScript

 
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Hi All,

I tried the below code to open word document from browser ,it is ok in Internet Explorer but it is not working in Firefox and Chrome.


<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">



function openWordDocPath()
{
var objWord;
objWord = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application");
objWord.Visible = true;
objWord.Documents.Open("\\\\sinhyd800\\SCM\\PeerReview\\SCMWebsiteUserDocumentation\\UserDocumentationForSCMReleaseWebsiteRev-3.doc");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form onSubmit="openWordDocPath()">
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Can any body help me to get out of this problem............
 
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ActiveX is IE Only. Not going to happen in the other browsers.

Eric
 
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