Linked OLE Object on a Web Server

I searched for the answer to this, and haven't found it. If it's already been answered, and I missed it, I apologize.
I have a report (several actually) that has a link to a MS Word document. It was added to the report as an OLE object, type "Document", update "Automatic". The location of the document is C:\Program Files\Common Files\AppName\BlahBlah.DOC.
The report is installed in two places. In one place, C:\Program Files\AppName\ , I have a winforms app that opens and displays it. The report links dynamically and works like a champ. Changes to the document appear in the report.
The report is also installed to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\AppName\Reports. There's a web app running there that prints the report. It looks good, except it only shows the snapshot of the original document as it was when the report was created. Changes to the .DOC are not appearing.
I'm sure the problem is that the path to the document is in the C:\Program Files\ ... directory which isn't in the web path of C:\inetpub\wwwroot\AppName. Normally, a web server can only see the files in it's own directory tree, as that is it's root directory.
When the document is originally added to the report, it won't let me set the link as "./Reports/BlahBlah.DOC". That would solve the problem. But it stores the full path, which isn't available to the web app.
I'm sure theres something simple that I must do to make this work, but I haven't found a solution yet (perhaps because the answer is too simple). Thanks in advance.
Glenn

Hi Glenn
Please provide following information:
1.Version of crystal reports(HELP>>About Crystal reports)
2.Is crystal reports embedded in any other application
3.What is your runtime environment(.NET,Java)
4.Are you programatically modifying report(s).
FYI -
1.In crystal reports stand-alone application(XI Release 1,XI Release 2,CR 2008),user is able to insert a .doc and when the 'Link' checkbox is checked (while inserting the doc into the report),the changes are automatically reflected.
2.As a test,you can create a new report (in any of the versions mentioned above)on Xtreme sample database(using odbc connection and the "Xtreme sample database 11.5" dsn),and insert an OLE object in the report.
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