it might be worth looking at Google Docs as an easier option. When words docs are uploaded you can have them automatically converted to Google Docs format and then use the Google API to do what you need.
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Richard White <rich...@j7is.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi, > > Ours users have several pre-built MS Word templates. I need to open these > documents and replace certain parts of the text with data from the database. > > There are literally thousands of different designed templates so i cant > directly use the CF report builder. > > The way i tried to do it was to use the Word.Application COM however it seems > to be extremely slow both in readingand writing the document (especially grid > data!!!). the other issue is that i have to purchase an MS Word license to > install on the server just to get it to run. > > I am now wondering whether this is the best option. My users wont mind > storing their templates in some other format such as rich text, or some other > form. so I'm wondering if anyone has any alternative suggestions. > > Any suggestion welcome, thanks > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
