crystal reports isn't an option, unfortunately. the client has a word document/template they use in all of their correspondences, and want to be able to type into a web page to generate a letter using this specific template :|
On 6/1/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Crystal Reports. > > Matthew Small > Web Developer > American City Business Journals > 704-973-1045 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 2:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CF and MS Word > > Hey all... > > I have a word document from a client that contains a header and footer > (and some various body content). > > I'm trying to create an app where they can go in thru a web interface, > enter data in a textarea, and have the action page populate this word > document with the content they enter. > > Can't do any COM as Word is not (and cannot/will not be) installed on > the server. I've tried saving the original .doc as a web page, saving > the trillions of lines of MS-word markup into a <cfsavecontent> var, > and using <cffile> to write a .doc, but I lose a lot of the > formatting, and there doesn't seem to be any way for me to retain the > headers/footers. > > Any ideas, or am I SOL? > > Thanks. > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208255 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
