Open in client application

[tsunatsuna]

Here are details.
I would like to open file which is attached from share point list in client application.
Client application means software installed each computer such as excel or word.
My situation: if I click file, it start to download file. I don't want to download it, just open in client application. Or opening in online such as excel online is also ok.
Please help me and tell how to set in power apps.

[v-siky-msft]

Hi @tsunatsuna ,

Which control do you want to display the control? Display Form?

If you want to click the file in form and open it, the Launch function can be useful to open the file online or in client apps.

However, the Attachment control in the Attachment Data Card is a standard control designed to add, remove, download the attachment files and have no OnSelect property to set. We just try to delete it,  and add a list box instead in the data card.

1. set Items property of listbox as below to display all files

ThisItem.Attachments

2. set OnSelect property of listbox as below to open the files online.

Launch(ListBox1.Selected.AbsoluteUri & "?web=1")

3. To two errors, just delete Update property and set Y property properly.

If you want to open the file in client apps, just put 'ms-excel: ofe|u|' (for excel files), or put 'ms-word: ofe|u|'  at the beginning of the link. So change OnSelect property of list box as below, then open excel/word files in client app, open other files online.

If(".xls" in ListBox1.Selected.DisplayName,Launch("ms-excel:ofe|u|"&ListBox1.Selected.AbsoluteUri),".doc" in ListBox1.Selected.DisplayName,Launch("ms-word:ofe|u|"&ListBox1.Selected.AbsoluteUri),Launch(ListBox1.Selected.AbsoluteUri & "?web=1"))

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Sik

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[tsunatsuna]

Thank you so much @v-siky-msft

I did No.2, but it doesn't work. If I click text, it doesn't open.
Please tell me No.3 more details.

[tsunatsuna]

In addition, I can open file in editing mode, but I can't open in viewing mode.

[v-siky-msft]

Hi @tsunatsuna ,

Do you mean if you set list box's Display Mode to View, you wouldn't open the files?

I think this is fine, View mode is only to display data, have no way for interaction.

To No,3, it is for opening files in client application, you just need to just put 'ms-excel: ofe|u|' (for excel files) before the AbsoluteUri of attachment. e.g. Launch("ms-excel:ofe|u|"&ListBox1.Selected.AbsoluteUri) . 

Note: 'ms-excel: ofe|u|' is for excel , 'ms-word: ofe|u|' is for word.

If you still have any issue , please post back some screenshots and formula error information, to help you resolve it.

Best regards,

Sik

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[tsunatsuna]

Thank you so much @v-siky-msft

I mean I would like to open the files in view mode. Because I click the list, it is view mode. In addition to this, I don't want to be edit mode, as I can't allow to edit list.  

[v-siky-msft]

Hi @tsunatsuna ,

Do you mean the view mode of The Form?

Did you use EditForm? Actually, you can use Display Form, the other field would be in view mode, and attachment list box can still be selected. please see my demo.

Best regards,

Sik 

[tsunatsuna]

Thank you for your quick replying @v-siky-msft 

and sorry for my poor explanation.

Here are details:

・It's edit form.

・if Default mode is Edit, I can open file

・if Default mode is view, I can't open it. when I click edit all of list(attached picture2), I can open.

[v-siky-msft]

Hi @tsunatsuna ,

Yes, I know. 

And I suggest you to use Display Form which would meet your requirement.

Best regards,

Sik

[tsunatsuna]

@v-siky-msft 

I see.

please tell me two things;

1.how to change viewform. an error occurs.(attached 12picture)

2.how to pass the data from list. I added field, but it seems it cant have the data.(attached 13picture)