How to Open a Word document using Developer Forms

Hi Buddies,
Can anybody help me out in this regard.
My requirement is like this.
In my developer Forms Screen i have one button named resume.
if i click that button then that particular persons resume has to be opened which is MsWord file(.DOC)located in server(Which is the database server).
So we have to launch the word with the required document using the Forms built-ins. The document path will be stored in my database.
Quick response will be appreciated.
Thanks in Anticipation
Regards
Kiran Kumar Jasti

This is a confused and confusing issue. There are no quick fixes. Bear in mind the following points:
Word is a client program. It can only open documents that can be seen from a client PC. If you cannot see your database server's directories from a client PC (and I would hope you can't) you cannot open that document.
what you are left with is creating a copy of that document, transporting it to the client realm, and then overwriting it back on the server after your user has finished with it (if they're editing).
there are many different ways of doing this, but they will probably involve writing an API in VisualBasic or Java. Alternatively you might look at Oracle's IFS.
This is not the right forum for a detailed solution - try the Developer forum (or IFS if that floats your boat).
Good luck, APC

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Hi Buddies,
Can anybody help me out in this regard.
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Quick response will be appreciated.
Thanks in Anticipation
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