FOB Preview Handler for Vista/Outlook2007

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edited 2008-04-03 in Download section
FOB Preview Handler for Vista/Outlook2007
Vista and Outlook2007 have great capability to preview files.
(Works for Outlook2007 under Windows XP too).

Many times I'm sending NAV objects as FOB to customer. Also I have a lot of folders with fob files.

This tool allows to create "preview handler" to view content of such files without importing them into NAV.

Archive contents two verions:
- MSI Installer
- Standalone app folder
They both have same content, but second one doesn't requires installation.

After installing (or unpacking) go to folder where app is installed and run "RegisterHandler.cmd" ("as administrator" if UAC is enabled).

Contact me in case of problems. I've tested it on 2 PCs. It works, but who knows... :)

http://www.mibuso.com/dlinfo.asp?FileID=937

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  • danlindstrom
    danlindstrom Member Posts: 130
    NB
    The MS Installer requires .NET Framework 3.5 (67MB to download)
    Regards
    Dan Lindström
    NCSD Navision 2.00 since 1999 (Navision Certified Solution Developer)
    MBSP Developer for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
  • Karel
    Karel Member Posts: 12
    I get this error (Win XP - Outlook 2007):
    This file cannot be previewed because of an error with the following previewer:

NAV FOB Preview Handler

To open this file in its own program, double-click it.
  • vytjak
    vytjak Member Posts: 36
    Administrator wrote:
    FOB Preview Handler for Vista/
    Many times I'm sending NAV objects as FOB to customer. Also I have a lot of folders with fob files.

    This tool allows to create "preview handler" to view content of such files without importing them into NAV.

    I am guessing you had to figure out the fob file structure to make this preview tool. Would you mind sharing the fob file structure details?
    Vytenis Jakas
    B3 Technologies - Making Technology Serve the People
  • Luc_VanDyck
    Luc_VanDyck Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 3,633
    vytjak wrote:
    I am guessing you had to figure out the fob file structure to make this preview tool. Would you mind sharing the fob file structure details?
    When you open a fob-file with notepad.exe, you can see where the info is coming from ;-)
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  • vytjak
    vytjak Member Posts: 36
    Luc Van Dyck wrote:
    vytjak wrote:
    I am guessing you had to figure out the fob file structure to make this preview tool. Would you mind sharing the fob file structure details?
    When you open a fob-file with notepad.exe, you can see where the info is coming from ;-)

    Yes, I know that the .fob file header looks like just plain text :). Actually, at some point I actually tried to reverse engineer the header format myself, but due to the lack of spare time and need for it, abandoned the idea.

    So I was thinking, if somebody has it figured out and written down, maybe they can share it with the community, it might come in handy at some point.
    Vytenis Jakas
    B3 Technologies - Making Technology Serve the People
  • Luc_VanDyck
    Luc_VanDyck Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 3,633
    vytjak wrote:
    So I was thinking, if somebody has it figured out and written down, maybe they can share it with the community, it might come in handy at some point.
    I tried it a while ago to document the structure of a fob-file, and am sure others have given it a try. Maybe it's time to bundle forces and share the knowledge we have collected so far ... :-k
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  • ajhvdb
    ajhvdb Member Posts: 672
    Luc Van Dyck wrote:
    I tried it a while ago to document the structure of a fob-file, and am sure others have given it a try. Maybe it's time to bundle forces and share the knowledge we have collected so far ... :-k

    For the headers, there is vbscript code in this download: http://www.mibuso.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
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  • ara3n
    ara3n Member Posts: 9,258
    I've associated .fob file to open with notepad and I can preview them in Outlook 2007. I can see enough info on what is inside and is helpful.
    Ahmed Rashed Amini
    Independent Consultant/Developer


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  • headley27
    headley27 Member Posts: 188
    Good job. Very nice!!!

    I have one question though.

    Is there something that can be done about the time that is displayed?

    In the FOB the header is like this:
    Table 18 Customer 03/19/08 8:22:44 PM 84840 V2.1

    But the Preview shows:
    Table 18 Customer 03/19/08 22:44 PM 84840 V2.1

    The hour is missing from the time value.

    Is it possible that this can be changed?

    I am using US English on my computer, if it helps to know this.

    Thank you.

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