Auto letters (word ) from ASp.NET

[srinivas]

HI All,

I am planning to use word object model for printing auto
letters for an ASP.NET application , I am not sure If its
the best way to do it .
The alternative would be use of Crystal Reports .NET and
export to word .

I want to know the best approach , I have read about some
disadv of Word object model
Is there a better alterantive

thank you

[John Timney \(Microsoft MVP\)]

Its not the object model thats the problem with word, its running it server
side in the context of the web account. Its also a pain as it pops messages
all the time with no one to answer them and gets itself tied up. A better
approach is usually to produce RTF docs, or simply HTML files with a .DOC
extension (that works I think) and stream them to the browser.

--
Regards

John Timney (Microsoft ASP.NET MVP)
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"srinivas" <sri120575@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> HI All,
>
> I am planning to use word object model for printing auto
> letters for an ASP.NET application , I am not sure If its
> the best way to do it .
> The alternative would be use of Crystal Reports .NET and
> export to word .
>
> I want to know the best approach , I have read about some
> disadv of Word object model
> Is there a better alterantive
>
> thank you

[srinivas]

Thank you very much for your time
srinivas

>-----Original Message-----
>Crystal Reports should be able to handle the job.
>Of course there are some associated deployment issues

that you'll likely

>have to deal with as a trade off. And Crystal Reports is

a complex product

>with a lot of ins and outs to learn if you're not already

familiar with it.

>If this is a some major internal app then Crystal Reports

would be a good

>candidate. If it is a small app or has to be deployed to

many servers then

>Crystal Reports may be more trouble than its worth IMHO.
>
>--
>I hope this helps,
>Steve C. Orr, MCSD
>[url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
>
>
>"srinivas" <sri120575@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:04d801c33f4c$1d9e64d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> What about using Crystal Reports.NET
>>
>> thanks

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Its not the object model thats the problem with word,

its

>> running it server

>> >side in the context of the web account. Its also a

pain

>> as it pops messages

>> >all the time with no one to answer them and gets itself

>> tied up. A better

>> >approach is usually to produce RTF docs, or simply HTML

>> files with a .DOC

>> >extension (that works I think) and stream them to the

>> browser.

>> >
>> >--
>> >Regards
>> >
>> >John Timney (Microsoft ASP.NET MVP)
>> >----------------------------------------------
>> ><shameless_author_plug>
>> >Professional .NET for Java Developers with C#
>> > ISBN:1-861007-91-4
>> >Professional Windows Forms
>> > ISBN: 1861005547
>> >Professional JSP 2nd Edition
>> > ISBN: 1861004958
>> >Professional JSP
>> > ISBN: 1861003625
>> >Beginning JSP Web Development
>> > ISBN: 1861002092
>> ></shameless_author_plug>
>> >----------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >"srinivas" <sri120575@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >news:096901c33f10$d901b420$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> HI All,
>> >>
>> >> I am planning to use word object model for printing

auto

>> >> letters for an ASP.NET application , I am not sure If

>> its

>> >> the best way to do it .
>> >> The alternative would be use of Crystal Reports .NET

and

>> >> export to word .
>> >>
>> >> I want to know the best approach , I have read about

>> some

>> >> disadv of Word object model
>> >> Is there a better alterantive
>> >>
>> >> thank you
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >

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