RTF is the way to go.
If you know what you want your word doc to look like, set it up in Word, or
whatever will save a formatted rtf file (Sorry, I'm Windows/Mac based, but I
presume that Open Office etc will do this on Linux).
I insert placeholders into the document where I want to put dynamic data I
use %_varname_% to avoid any RTF conflicts.
In php, read the file into a string and str_replace() or preg_replace() the
placeholders for your data. Save the target file as *.doc and there you go -
done.
George
-Original Message-
From: dorgon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 June 2003 9:06 am
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Re: generate word docs
hmm... sounds troublesome.
do you need all text/paragraph formatting features of word? what if
finding a spec for RTF, which is much easier and specifying the word
MIME key respectifely saving as .doc (words opens rtf without a convert
dialog I think).
just a thought
Evan Nemerson wrote:
Summary: I have to create a word document on the fly. what's
the best way to
go about it?
Okay so I have a client that would like something output to a
word document. I
already have HTML and PDF versions... I'm trying to figure out
the best way
to do this. I am already aware of the open html in word hack.
The way I see
it, these are my choices:
1) Use the hack that I'm really don't like. It never looks
quite right (which
is the whole point of this).
2) Move everything over to a windows host and use COM.
3) Somehow convice host (hurricane electric) to run PHP5 CVS
w/ Sterling's
mono extension, and use .net to create the word document (does
mono support
that class yet?). I hate C#. VB is even worse.
4) Find an open-source library that writes word documents
(quick search
revealed nothing...), write an extension for php.
5) Find a spec for word docs and write a library in php
6) find a spec and write a library in c, then create php
extension. I'm
willing to do this, but it would take a long time...
7) Tell my boss to sod off (politely, though), it's not
currently feasible...
I think this is what he's expecting, anyways.
So, does anyone have any suggestions/comments? Anyone know
where I could find
a library (in c or php) or a spec? I'm kinda thinking aloud here hoping
someone will prod me in the right direction...
Thanks
Evan
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