Thanks for all the quick help, Mike and Gauthier. I will now go and try!
John
Mike Tyranski wrote:
> You could also build a simple JavaBean to do it as well. However, the batch file is
> probably the best for a quick solution.
>
> Mike
>
> John Newsom wrote:
>
> > I am pumped about the rtf method of populating word documents with databased
> > data. I am using it to populate student progress report forms. Very very
> > slick. Now I would like to automatically populate a drop down box with the rtf
> > files available in a particular directory. I have searched the list archives on
> > the witango site, and the method proposed in one post was to write a batch file
> > that does a directory listing and then use the extrenal action to call the batch
> > file, and access the resultset. I could use the choicelist tag then to display
> > the resultset as a drop down list. Is this still the method of choice?
> >
> > Also, my hard drive crashed, alas, and I have lost my book marks to the various
> > list archives. I have Ben's site, but the search doesn't seem to be working.
> > Also, the witango site. But I thought there was another one with the complete
> > archives. Can some one help?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Newsom
> >
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