21 May, 2012

The document could not be opened for editing. A Windows SharePoint Services compatible application could not be found to edit the document.


We are all aware of this generic error message. If we are getting this message while editing office documents then we all know what kind of troubleshooting we need to do but….if we gets such error message while editing PDF document then what need to do ? Few mins before I worked on this issue and resolved it successfully

What things we need to consider for the troubleshooting:
·         Save the PDF document to your local desktop make the changes and save it. If you are able to save it then it means that proper editor is installed on the machine.
·         Is this problem specific to the document library? Will there be any URL character exceeds limitation? Upload the document to different library and check the results.
·         Try changing the view from “All documents” to “Explorer view” then try to edit the documents & check the results.
·         Same scenario we can check with windows explorer (document library-actions-open with windows explorer)
·         Check out the document, make the changes and save it. check in the document and check the results.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned info then please let me know. Thank you

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