"Edit" Word Document using LAPI, LL 9.5

Is there any way I can reproduce the behavior in Livelink 9.5 of the "edit" command, using LAPI? That is, that the document is opened in the user's MSWord application, the document is reserved, and Word prompts for saving changes, etc.?Thank you

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Message from Carsten Kulms via eLinkThe first part is quite easy: You can reserve and fetch a document viaLAPI. Starting the corresponding application with the resultingtemporary file usually is an easy task, too. The same holds for adding anew version of the document and unreserve it.But to integrate in an application, e.g. MS-Word, i.e. extending thesave functionality in a way that the changes are written back to LESwhen the user chooses "save", requires to modify the applicationrespective to implement a plugin for the application. This can be anarbitrary intricate task.

Sergio_Pinés_Martín

Thanks - yes, fetching, reserving, adding new version and unreserving are no problem at all. I meant the "arbitrary intricate task" part: I would need to develop some kind of plug-in for MSWord? I really have no idea how the "edit" thing works - I can't recall having had to download anything in order to integrate LES 9.5 with Word.

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Message from Carsten Kulms via eLink> I would need to develop some kind of plug-in for MSWord? Yes, if you want full integration.Maybe it is sufficient to `watch` the file and/or the startedapplication and save the file back to LES when the application exits.> I can't recall having had to download anything in order to > integrate LES 9.5 with Word.That's the magic of MS' world; here an ActiveX Control was automaticallyinstalled for you by InternetExplorer. (Or the system admins did,possibly company wide.)

Sergio_Pinés_Martín

Shucks, the darned X magic again. Yes, twas the admins, I never caught on and wondered how the thing worked. I just thought maybe there's an easy unmagical way out; and yes, I can see I could rig it up to do something similar, but I've no time for that.Anyhow - thanks a lot for your supersonic responses.