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Firefox does not open Visio files in a web page.

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igotsixtoes
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I cannot open a Visio file in FF 3.6>. I'm only prompted to Save File Or Cancel. How I can I set FF to auto open using Visio? Any help is appreciated.

I cannot open a Visio file in FF 3.6>. I'm only prompted to Save File Or Cancel. How I can I set FF to auto open using Visio? Any help is appreciated.

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igotsixtoes
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Edit the MIME settings to...

<RDF:RDF xmlns:NC="http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#" 

        xmlns:RDF="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:webcal"
                  NC:value="webcal">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:webcal"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:mailto"
                  NC:value="mailto">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:mailto"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:http://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s"
                  NC:prettyName="Yahoo! Mail"
                  NC:uriTemplate="http://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetypes">
   <NC:MIME-types RDF:resource="urn:mimetypes:root"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s"
                  NC:prettyName="Gmail"
                  NC:uriTemplate="https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:root"
                  NC:en-US_defaultHandlersVersion="3" />
 <RDF:Seq RDF:about="urn:schemes:root">
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:mailto"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:webcal"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:irc"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:scheme:ircs"/>
 </RDF:Seq>
 <RDF:Seq RDF:about="urn:mimetypes:root">
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/pdf"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.adobe.xfdf"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.fdf"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:image/jpeg"/>
   <RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.visio"/>
 </RDF:Seq>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.fdf"
                  NC:value="application/vnd.fdf">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.fdf"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.adobe.xfdf"
                  NC:value="application/vnd.adobe.xfdf">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.adobe.xfdf"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/pdf"
                  NC:value="application/pdf">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/pdf"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.visio"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false">
   <NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/vnd.visio"/>
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\VISIO.EXE"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"
                  NC:prettyName="Mibbit"
                  NC:uriTemplate="https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:irc"
                  NC:value="irc">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:irc"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:schemes">
   <NC:Protocol-Schemes RDF:resource="urn:schemes:root"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/vnd.visio"
                  NC:prettyName="VISIO.EXE"
                  NC:path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\VISIO.EXE" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:mailto"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false">
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s"/>
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:http://compose.mail.yahoo.com/?To=%s"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:webcal"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="true">
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:irc"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="true">
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:image/jpeg"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="true"
                  NC:saveToDisk="true">
   <NC:externalApplication RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:image/jpeg"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.adobe.xfdf"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.visio"
                  NC:value="application/vnd.visio"
                  NC:editable="true"
                  NC:fileExtensions="vsd"
                  NC:description="Microsoft Office Visio Drawing">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.visio"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:ircs"
                  NC:value="ircs">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:scheme:handler:ircs"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/pdf"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:scheme:handler:ircs"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="true">
   <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:web:https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:image/jpeg"
                  NC:value="image/jpeg"
                  NC:editable="true"
                  NC:fileExtensions="jpg"
                  NC:description="">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:image/jpeg"/>
 </RDF:Description>
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:web:http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s"
                  NC:prettyName="30 Boxes"
                  NC:uriTemplate="http://30boxes.com/external/widget?refer=ff&url=%s" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.fdf"
                  NC:useSystemDefault="true"
                  NC:alwaysAsk="false" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:local:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\VISIO.EXE"
                  NC:prettyName="VISIO.EXE"
                  NC:path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\VISIO.EXE" />
 <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml"
                  NC:value="application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml">
   <NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml"/>
 </RDF:Description>

</RDF:RDF>


Then open FF, tools, options, application settings, search "visio" and change the default to open with Visio. There might be cases where even though Visio is displayed, you'd have to browse to Visio.exe on your Office install path.

This is tested and worked on XP/Win7 with Office 07/10.

-Raj