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Hi, I'm using a Word Interop (Word 2007) in C# to open a document, make some text replacement, save it temporary and then send it to the user. I'm doing this like this: ... app = new word.Application(); doc = app.Documents.Add(ref templateFile, ref falseValue, ref missing, ref missing); ... On local environment and on my testserver (Windows 2003 - I know "MS doesn't support server-side office automation") it works fine. But after deployed to my ISP doc = null and app.Documents.Count = 0. Why? Can anybody help me? Thanks a lot, Andreas Hengstebeck I would very very seriously consider a Word Document component instead of Word itself - there are plenty around (I think), and you will have this working one day, and it crashing the next, for no apparent reason. However, if you want to follow this path of madness, have you checked that the ISP has installed Word on the Web Server? It won't be there as standard. It also could be a permissions issue of the user on the web server not having sufficient permissions to run Word (maybe?) > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks a lot, > Andreas Hengstebeck Hi, Word is installed, the same version as on the test system. The web is running impersonated by another user, which can run the word application. And also the path is correct. I forget to write it on the first post. Another idea? And which Word Document component do you mean? Andi > I would very very seriously consider a Word Document component instead of > Word itself - there are plenty around (I think), and you will have this [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Thanks a lot, > > Andreas Hengstebeck Software Artisans have an Office Writer component suitable for ASP.NET which will create Word and Excel documents on the server, and you can send them to the client. This is much more robust and less expensive on the server than running Word. http://officewriter.softartisans.com/officewriter-8.aspx I think that there are some more as well. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > Thanks a lot, > > > Andreas Hengstebeck > I know "MS doesn't support server-side office automation" That's right - because it doesn't work. > it works fine. No it doesn't. You only *think* it works because you're not actually doing server-side automation when everything is running on the same machine... > But after deployed to my ISP doc = null and app.Documents.Count = 0. Why? Because it doesn't work. > Can anybody help me? Yep - don't do it. Use this instead: http://www.aspose.com/Products/Aspose.Words/Default.aspx  SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net > > I know "MS doesn't support server-side office automation" > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > No it doesn't. You only *think* it works because you're not actually doing > server-side automation when everything is running on the same machine... IT IS WORKING ON THE TESTSERVER!!!!!!!!!! > > But after deployed to my ISP doc = null and app.Documents.Count = 0. Why? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yep - don't do it. I have to. > Use this instead: http://www.aspose.com/Products/Aspose.Words/Default.aspx >> Yep - don't do it. > > I have to. No you don't. You absolutely and positively do *not* need to use server-side Office automation to create Word documents... Why on earth do you think that you do...? SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net * Mark Rae [MVP] wrote, On 23-7-2007 20:27: >>> Yep - don't do it. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Why on earth do you think that you do...? Probably some business requirements dude ;) I second Aspose, though I've had my share of problems with them as well. But that was two years ago, they probably fixed loads of bugs since then. You could also do Word XML and merge the contents with the document using XSL. I've seen some people do magic with that. Though it's not my point of expertise. Jesse >> Why on earth do you think that you do...? > > Probably some business requirements dude ;) I have to disagree with you there... The business requirements no doubt say "you will produce Word documents from the website" - they most certainly don't say "you will use server-side Office automation and nothing but server-side Office automation to produce Word documents from the website". If they do, then the business analyst should be shot - after being sued... > I second Aspose, though I've had my share of problems with them as well. > But that was two years ago, they probably fixed loads of bugs since then. Never had a problem with it... > You could also do Word XML and merge the contents with the document using > XSL. I've seen some people do magic with that. Though it's not my point of > expertise. WordXML is not for the faint-hearted but, if you can master it, it's extremely powerful... Of course, you could just generate an HTML document and give it a .doc extension - Word won't care, and the users won't even notice the difference... :-) SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net "Of course, you could just generate an HTML document and give it a .doc extension - Word won't care, and the users won't even notice the difference... :-)" The problem with this is that 9 times out of 10, when you've got to create a Word document on a server it has to be based on an existing Word template. You need a proper component to load the template and add your data to it. > >> Why on earth do you think that you do...? > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > extension - Word won't care, and the users won't even notice the > difference... :-) > "Of course, you could just generate an HTML document and give it a .doc > extension - Word won't care, and the users won't even notice the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Word document on a server it has to be based on an existing Word template. > You need a proper component to load the template and add your data to it. So use Aspose - it's just made for this sort of functionality... SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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