{"id":445,"date":"2018-09-14T18:36:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T23:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offtherichterdesign.com\/Blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2018-12-12T15:43:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T21:43:14","slug":"force-files-to-open-with-microsoft-applications-when-sharing-links-using-uri-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offtherichterdesign.com\/Blog\/force-files-to-open-with-microsoft-applications-when-sharing-links-using-uri-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"Force Files to Open with Microsoft Apps When Sharing Links Using URI Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"

URI schemes allow for office productivity applications to be invoked with various commands. Each application is given a different named scheme but all schemes follow the same rules for how the URI is formed (URI Schema).<\/p>\n

Full schema<\/h3>\n

< scheme-name >:< command-name >”|”< command-argument-descriptor > “|”< command-argument ><\/strong><\/p>\n

The scheme syntax includes the following:<\/p>\n

1. < scheme-name >: This refers to the type of application that should be invoked. For instance, the ms-word: scheme name is registered by Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n

2. “:” separator<\/p>\n

3. < command-name >: This describes the actions that the application should perform. For instance, opening a document for viewing. The list of command names is described in section 1.5.<\/p>\n

4. “|” (vertical bar) separator<\/p>\n

5. < command-argument-descriptor >: This element gives more information about what the command argument is about.<\/p>\n

6. “|” (vertical bar) separator<\/p>\n

7. < command-argument >: The arguments vary depending on the command. One common argument is the URI to a document, typically using the http or https scheme. Note that within < command-argument > segments the RFC 3986 reserved characters “:” and “\/” are part of the argument data, not delimiters, and are therefore included unescaped.<\/p>\n

Abbreviated schema<\/h3>\n

An abbreviated form of the office URI schemes allows for a more compact request to launch a specified Office application to open the resource located at a given URI. This abbreviated form implies the < command-name > “ofv” and the < command-argument-descriptor > “u”. No further commands or command arguments are allowed in this schema.<\/p>\n

< scheme-name >:< command-argument ><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. < scheme-name >: the type of application that should be invoked. For instance ms-word: for Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n

2. < command-argument >: URI for the resource the application should open. Currently only URIs based on the http or https scheme are supported.<\/p>\n

Examples of Use<\/h3>\n

Microsoft Excel File<\/strong>
\nSharepoint’s default shared link is:<\/p>\n

\r\nhttps:\/\/sharepoint.com\/shared\/YOUR_EXCEL_DOCUMENT.xlsx?Web=1\r\n<\/pre>\n
change to:<\/p>\n
\r\nms-excel:ofe|u|https:\/\/sharepoint.com\/shared\/YOUR_EXCEL_DOCUMENT.xlsx\r\n<\/pre>\n
Microsoft Word File<\/strong>
\nSharepoint’s default shared link is:<\/p>\n
\r\nhttps:\/\/sharepoint.com\/shared\/YOUR_WORD_DOCUMENT.docx\r\n<\/pre>\n
Change to:<\/p>\n
\r\nms-word:ofe|u|https:\/\/sharepoint.com\/shared\/YOUR_WORD_DOCUMENT.docx\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
URI schemes allow for office productivity applications to be invoked with various commands. Each application is given a different named scheme but all schemes follow the same rules for how the URI is formed (URI Schema). Full schema < scheme-name >:< command-name >”|”< command-argument-descriptor > “|”< command-argument > The scheme syntax includes the following: 1….<\/p>\n
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