I can third the RTF approach. It is not to hard to take an existing RTF file that has all the desired output, and then tweak that output with some judicious use of CFML.
-------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ....-----Original Message----- ....From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ....Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:01 AM ....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." .... .... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208265 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
