You really don't want to read a binary document into your app. It's relatively easy to create a COM Add-in for Word which can be controlled from any MV environment over any OS. See http://nebula-rnd.com/products/doc.htm as an example of what can be done in this area.
I've been thinking about creating a simple version of NebulaDoc that does nothing more than basic string replacement rather than supporting all of the other Word functions. This would facilitate these very common mail-merge type requests. Inquiries welcome. Same thing can be done with Excel. I already have an inquiry about this for using Word with QM from LadyBridge and a couple for D3. I just need a few more confirmed requests to kick me over the edge. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I am running UV 9.5.1... on windows NT (PICK flavor). > >I want to be able to read in a .doc file created in Word 2000, >do a string replace, and then write out the file as a new .doc >file. I have tried using the standard READ and READSEQ. I use >the CHANGE command [REC = CHANGE(REC,txta,txtb)] and then >WRITE (or WRITESEQ). In each case I get the anticipated >results but when I attempt to launch the document in Word 2000 >I get THE "unknown file format" error. I have to figure that >some characters imbedded in the original document are being >stripped by the limitations of the uniVerse READ and READSEQ >commands thus making this method not practical. I did this in >the past - in another life maybe - but this is my first >attempt with WORD 2000. All practical suggestions appreciated. > >dan > -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
