C#.net question.

[Spydermag68]

I know how to make a text file, but I want VS C#.net 2005
to output a formatted word document.

Any good websites out there?

Thanks.

 

[Ken g6]

I know you can use VBScript to create a Word document, if you have Word installed. If worst comes to worst, you could have C# write and execute some VBScript to create the document.

Does it have to be Word format? Any reason it can't be HTML, or PostScript, or something?

 

[Crusty]

VSTO can do this no problem. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsto/default.aspx

 

[joutlaw]

Word automation is pretty tricky. It might be better with Word 2007, but my experience with Word 2003 has been pretty labor involved.

We do a lot of automation for letters that populate bracket variables from items in a database.

Basically we use the interops in Visual Studio to open the word file, save off to .rtf, then parse the rtf for the bracket variables and do a sort of find and replace. Then after that we save it back .doc and save off a copy somewhere etc...

 

[JACKDRUID]

with crystal report, there is an option to export to ms word file.