Ok not a bad idea. Most of the docs are contracts etc with images in them etc and usually a few pages long. The end user ideally would adjust the doc/template with any new changes and upload to the system and we would use that when doing the mail merge.
I found this and is a good example of what l am trying to do http://tomasvarsavsky.com/2009/04/04/simple-word-document-templating-using-ruby-and-xml/ Michael On 02/02/2011, at 1:10 PM, Bodaniel Jeanes wrote: > It depends on the file template but at minimum you can use openoffice CLI to > connect to a running headless OO.org instance (or a cluster of them in the > cloud) to perform a conversion to a more maleable format and then back again. > I'd have to dig up the code for specifics, but it was a pretty fun piece of > tech to experiment with (and test!) > > Josh Price wrote: >> >> On 02/02/2011, at 1:03 PM, Bodaniel Jeanes wrote: >> >>> you might try using headless openoffice.org to make the changes. >> >> That sounds like an interesting approach. How does this work exactly? >> >> Josh >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. Kind Regards, …………………………………….. Michael Cindrić | Sentia Software Developer e: [email protected] | t: +61 2 8003 5216 | m: 0403 526 226 | f: +61 2 9223 4151 www.sentia.com.au IMPORTANT This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify sentia immediately. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
