Hi Corey,

I have just tried this solution and it does work however, if you have a managed document library with versioning enabled and the checkout/check in options it bypasses this allowing you to edit the document without the version number changing?

Maybe I am doing something wrong but this is how it appeared on my first attempt.

I just did a few tests and it did update the version number for me.  I tried it with having major versioning enabled.  I also tried it with and without checkins required.  I was testing a Word 2007 document in this case.  What kind of document were you trying it with?  Thanks.

Hi Corey,

I implemented your code, but unfortunately the document opens exactly the same without the Edit/Read option.  

In my code there is a <xl:choose> tag right after the close of the Title span; is this correct?

-GrandmasterPhil

After I posted I realized, I was not clear enough on the location it needs to go in.  There are actually two srch-Title spans.  The first one is used when there are no search results.  Put it after the second one.  Thanks.

Hi Corey,

But i can only found one srch-Title span. So where is the correct location to add in that bit of code?

Thank you!

Sorry, I was thinking of the srch-Description span.  Yes, there is only one srch-Title tag.  I usually put my link between the span and the xsl:choose that you mentioned.  

Also keep in mind the code I am adding adds a link to edit the document it doesn't change the default action of clicking on the title of the document.  If you want that action, you could add the onclick event from the code provided above on that link.

Hi Corey,

Thanks for that, so far all working good with office 2007.

but is your code work with Office 2003? Because in our organisation some of the machine still using office 2003 and It seems not not working well with it. It doesn't give you the read only or Edit option when you click on 'edit document'.

Thanks!

That is a good point.  I think the script for working with Office 2003 is a bit different.  I'll need to look around and see if I can find a machine to try it on.  Everything I have access to has been upgraded.

I visited a customer which wanted the option to directly open a document from the search results for

Hi Corey

Just what I needed, however, did you manage to find the code for Offfice 2003?

Cheers

Keith, someone provided me some JavaScript for that, but I can't seem to find it right now.  I'll keep looking.

Hi all,

I added the code:

<div class="srch-Description">

       <a href="{$url}" onclick="return DispEx(this,event,'TRUE','FALSE','FALSE','SharePoint.OpenDocuments.3','0

','SharePoint.OpenDocuments','','','','1','0','0','0x7fffffffffffffff')">Edit Document</a>

   </div>

to my results.aspx. The "Edit Document" link became visible, but when I clicked the "Edit Document" exactly the same happened as before.

What do I have to do with the "CoreResultsWebPart".

Thanks in advance.

Greetings,

John

John,

What version of Office are you using?  I've discovered that snippet only works with 2007.

Thanks,

Corey

Hi Corey,

I use MS office 2007. The extension of the most files on the SP server are doc file. This weekend I uploaded some docx files and started a full crawl. Unfortunately it didn’t work. I see a popup which asked to save or open the file. I only added the code you provided to the “core results” webpart, which displayed the edit text in the search results.

Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance

Greetings,

John

Hmmm, that is interesting.  The JavaScript there is effectively just the same JavaScript that is used in the context menu when you edit a document in a document library (which I assume works fine for you).  Let me dig a little and see if I can find anything else.

Dear All,

I really appriciate the effort of CoreyRoth. I face same problem as you all. I made little chnage in the script and it is now working on version office 2007 as wel as on version office 2003.

<div class="srch-Description">

<a onclick="return DispEx(this,event,'TRUE','FALSE','FALSE','','0','SharePoint.OpenDocuments','','1','','1','0','0','0x7fffffffffffffff')" onfocus="OnLink(this)" href="{$url}">Edit Document</a>

   </div>

@Somesh.  Thanks for the update on the script to work in Office 2003;