How to make Internet Explorer 7 display file, not ask to download

[acd]

Hey. I've created some work forms with Infopath 2007. Then I published them on sharepoint, and sent the links in emails.

When you click the email links (a link to an .xml file), Internet Explorer always asks to "Download" and "Open w/ Infopath".

How can I make it so Internet Explorer 7 automatically just displays the .xml file in the browser. This works on firefox but not IE for some reason.

Thanks.

 

[Rebooted]

Originally posted by: acd
Hey. I've created some work forms with Infopath 2007. Then I published them on sharepoint, and sent the links in emails.

When you click the email links (a link to an .xml file), Internet Explorer always asks to "Download" and "Open w/ Infopath".

How can I make it so Internet Explorer 7 automatically just displays the .xml file in the browser. This works on firefox but not IE for some reason.

Thanks.

You can create a custom association for an extension to an application.

Go to "My Computer" --> "Tools" --> "Folder Options" --> "File Types" tab --> Click on "New" and type in "XML" and click "OK" --> Scroll down to "XML" extension and click on "Change..." to change file type association.

Hope this works. Good luck!

 

[Gunslinger08]

You probably need to look into InfoPath Forms Services. You can configure SharePoint to open forms in IE instead of attempting to download/open them in InfoPath. I believe you need at least MOSS standard for this.