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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Perl-unix-users] Linux & alter/generate MS-Word document > > > Goodday to all you Perlians, > > We have a Linux webserver with Apache. Is it possible to use > a MS Word document and alter it's contents on the server > itself. I know that if you have IIS on a NT server you can > use OLE to do some tricks in a Word document. Perhaps it is > possible to encode a .doc file into base64, still find some > text-patterns, alter the contents and decode it back again. > > Does anyone have an idea ?? > > TIA, > > Jorn > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > This message (including any attachments) is > confidential and may be privileged. If you have received > it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and > delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use > or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is > strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are > susceptible to change. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (including its > group companies) shall not be liable for the improper or > incomplete transmission of the information contained in this > communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage > to your system. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (or its group > companies) does not guarantee that the > integrity of this communication has been maintained > nor that this > communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
