Re: Using MS-Word as a file generation engine
From: McKirahan (News_at_McKirahan.com)
Date: 06/28/04
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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:15:35 GMT
"Rich" <rich90ard@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings,
>
> We've developed an ASP site for internal employee use that took data
> from a database and created meticulously formatted documents for a
> client (who checks every space, table alignment, etc., with a ruler).
> Our site used Word as the file generator, opening Word, formatting and
> inserting data as required.
>
> The client is now asking us to make the tool accessible to him, so he
> can generate is own documents (I guess we're getting it right), and
> he's mentioned that the site is slow. We're trying to find a way to
> speed things, and I'm looking for suggestions.
>
> I've heard people say that we shouldn't be using Word in this way,
> running it on a server, opening and closing documents, etc. because of
> potential memory leaks. We may be moving the tool to a
> client-supported server soon, and their system admins don't like the
> fact that they'll have to install Word and maybe having it running all
> the time so it doesn't open and close.
>
> I'm just not sure I trust some of the "Word file generation tools"
> I've investigated to get the formatting perfect every time. Has
> anyone else run across a situation like this, and might you have any
> suggestions?
>
> Any advice or guidance is appreciated,
>
> Rich
How about converting your ASP page's logic to an HTA and let it rely on a
local copy of MS-Word?
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