hey Nate... think you can point me in the right direction for the Spell
Check Function...
he asks as he passes the Ziegen...
i hope that is a beer...
>From: "Nate Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Dynamically Generate MS Word Files..
>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:21:25 -0600
>
>Brett
>
>You can actually access your COM object on a seperate machine than your web
>server. Just have to specify 'remote' in the context attribute and make
>sure your CF server is logged in as administrator under services. You also
>have to access is via the ClassID instead of the ProgID. (You can find the
>ClassID's of installed apps under \HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\)
>
><cftry>
> <!---
> try to connect to the object
> --->
> <cfobject action="CONNECT"
> class={00020900-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
> name="objWord" type="COM"
> context="REMOTE"
> server="\\myservername">
> <cfcatch>
> <!---
> object hasn't been created, so create one
> --->
> <cfobject action="CREATE"
> class={00020900-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
> name="objWord" type="COM"
> context="REMOTE"
> server="\\myservername">
> </cfcatch>
></cftry>
><cfscript>
> objDocuments = objWord.Documents;
> myDocument = objDocuments.Add();
> myDocument.SaveAs("c:\testDocument.doc");
></cfscript>
>
>Just go to the object model def at msdn to get all the goodies on methods
>and props.
>
>The above code just executes the creation of the object and saves a
>document file locally. Of course you can do all the clever features of
>word. One of my favorites is using it not to create word docs, but instead
>leech the spell checker capability out of it for my web apps. =D Once
>made a web based thesaurus in about 10 minutes even - lol.
>
>By the way, Microsoft not only does not support server-side automation of
>the office tools, the detest it. (but not in violation of any user
>agreements as in some cases "unavoidable") Mwuhahahahaha - all the more
>reason to do it! >=)
>
>Whats up with makin me use my brain on the weekend? Phhhhttt..... Pass
>the Ziegen.
>
>=P
>
>Nate Nielsen
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>817.726.8644
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brett T. Smith
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 3:22 PM
> Subject: Dynamically Generate MS Word Files..
>
>
> Does anyone know if you have to have a full copy of MS Word installed on
>an IIS web server to use ColdFusion to dynamically generate a Word
>document? I was not sure there was a .dll or a set of objects that could
>be registered instead of having to install the MS Word software. Any help
>would be appreciated..
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
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