Hya I know this isnt a LOT of help, but a while back I did some stuff like this using ASP.
Basicaly in ASP you can create a server object (like an instance of MS Word) and then run commands against it. How that translates to CF I dont know. If it cant be done with CF have a look at ASP and CF could trigger an ASP page to do the merge and then pick up the results Mark Drew On Apr 2, 2005 9:02 AM, Andy Mcshane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok guy's, here's something that has been playing on mind now for far too long > and I need to try to come up with a definitive answer of either yes it can be > done or no it can't. Here's what I have been asked to do; > > We have a web based product that a number of our clients use to store > information specific to them. From time to time they want to be able to use > that information to produce letters. The way that this is currently done is > that they download the information that they require in a comma seperated > file and then use Microsoft Word to perform a mail merge using the CSV as a > data source, with me so far? > > What I need to know is if it is possible, and if so how, to be able to carry > out this same type of mail merge on line and then have the choice of printing > or downloading the completed word documents as a file, i.e. is it possible to > run the same mail nmerge process on the web server? If so can anyone point me > to a source of info for this? Alternatively would anyone know of any other > way to acheive this whole letter/mail merge process efficiently? > > Any advice greatly apreciated, > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:201257 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
