It might even be possible to create an RTF with a .doc extension. I know that I worked alot with RTF about 7 years ago and was actually generating the bulk of content for some books of technical data in RTF. Kinda fun project actually.
Simon >-----Original Message----- >From: Jon Paul Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:40 AM >To: Struts Users Mailing List >Subject: Re: [OT] Generating microsoft word documents > > >Have you thought of using Rich Text Format (.rtf files) >instead of actual >Word (.doc) files? RTFs would probably be easier to create >from java since >it uses a type of markup language (plain text) and there may already be >utilities in java for creating such files. The best thing is >Word will open >these files just as well as it does it's own DOC format. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Cavacas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:29 AM >Subject: [OT] Generating microsoft word documents > > >> I'm currently doing some initial research on the possibility >of generating >> Microsoft word documents (yuk) from a web application for a >project that I >> am working on. The web app portion of course would use >struts. However, as >I >> suspected, I'm finding that creating word documents from >Java is, well for >a >> lack of better words, a pain in the ass. >> >> I've looked at POI and their HDF classes, but it seems to be >in very very >> early state. I've also looked at some Java COM wrappers >which seem that >> would work, however it forces you to use COM. >> >> I was wondering if anyone in the list has had some experience with >something >> like this and would care to share their experiences. Any >suggestions would >> be appreciated as well. >> >> Regards, >> John >> >> >> >> This communication is intended for the use of the >individual(s) or entity >it >> was addressed to and may contain confidential and/or privileged >information. >> If the reader of this transmission is not the intended >recipient, you are >> hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution >or copying of >> this communication is prohibited. If you receive this >communication in >> error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this >communication >> from your system(s) to which it was sent and/or replicated >to. (c) 2002 >> Sapiens Americas Corp. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
