Re: Creating Word docs in 4D

2019-04-05 Thread Ingo Wolf via 4D_Tech
Hello David, I do something similar, generically for .docx, .xlsx and so on: -Unzip the file, which creates a number of folders and files -Replace the embedded variables with data (freely configured in a report template: which document (docx, .xlsx), which variabes with which contents in which

RE: Creating Word docs in 4D

2019-04-05 Thread Epperlein, Lutz (agendo) via 4D_Tech
We do that nearly the same way, with the difference that we don't use 4D Write or Write pro. And for Zipping and unzipping we use PHP. And with 4D 17R4 it should possible to export from Write Pro to docx. Regards Lutz > -Original Message- > Subject: Creating Word docs in 4

Re: Creating Word docs in 4D

2019-04-04 Thread Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech
l.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2019 10:09 AM > To: '4d_tech@lists.4d.com' <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Subject: Creating Word docs in 4D > > As of August 2018, Write Pro could not export to a Word doc. Has that > changed? > > I have a 4D v15 application that u

RE: Creating Word docs in 4D

2019-04-04 Thread David Rose via 4D_Tech
Word docs are compared with the PDF files. David -Original Message- From: David Rose [mailto:drose...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2019 10:09 AM To: '4d_tech@lists.4d.com' <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Subject: Creating Word docs in 4D As of August 2018, Write Pro could

Creating Word docs in 4D

2019-04-04 Thread David Rose via 4D_Tech
As of August 2018, Write Pro could not export to a Word doc. Has that changed? I have a 4D v15 application that uses 4D Write pre-defined templates that contain home-grown embedded variables, and the code uses the WR Replace command to substitute data for these variables. Then the Write docs are