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 \(Microsoft MVP\)]

Re: Auto letters (word ) from ASp.NET

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@yaho o.com> wrote in message
news:096901c33f 10$d901b420$a30 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> 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[/color]

[srinivas]

Re: Auto letters (word ) from ASp.NET

Thank you very much for your time
srinivas[color=blue]
>-----Original Message-----
>Crystal Reports should be able to handle the job.
>Of course there are some associated deployment issues[/color]
that you'll likely[color=blue]
>have to deal with as a trade off. And Crystal Reports is[/color]
a complex product[color=blue]
>with a lot of ins and outs to learn if you're not already[/color]
familiar with it.[color=blue]
>If this is a some major internal app then Crystal Reports[/color]
would be a good[color=blue]
>candidate. If it is a small app or has to be deployed to[/color]
many servers then[color=blue]
>Crystal Reports may be more trouble than its worth IMHO.
>
>--
>I hope this helps,
>Steve C. Orr, MCSD
>http://Steve.Orr.net
>
>
>"srinivas" <sri120575@yaho o.com> wrote in message
>news:04d801c33 f4c$1d9e64d0$a1 01280a@phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
>> What about using Crystal Reports.NET
>>
>> thanks[color=darkred]
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Its not the object model thats the problem with word,[/color][/color][/color]
its[color=blue][color=green]
>> running it server[color=darkred]
>> >side in the context of the web account. Its also a[/color][/color][/color]
pain[color=blue][color=green]
>> as it pops messages[color=darkred]
>> >all the time with no one to answer them and gets itself[/color]
>> tied up. A better[color=darkred]
>> >approach is usually to produce RTF docs, or simply HTML[/color]
>> files with a .DOC[color=darkred]
>> >extension (that works I think) and stream them to the[/color]
>> browser.[color=darkred]
>> >
>> >--
>> >Regards
>> >
>> >John Timney (Microsoft ASP.NET MVP)
>> >----------------------------------------------
>> ><shameless_aut hor_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_autho r_plug>
>> >----------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >"srinivas" <sri120575@yaho o.com> wrote in message
>> >news:096901c33 f10$d901b420$a3 01280a@phx.gbl. ..
>> >> HI All,
>> >>
>> >> I am planning to use word object model for printing[/color][/color][/color]
auto[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>> >> letters for an ASP.NET application , I am not sure If[/color]
>> its[color=darkred]
>> >> the best way to do it .
>> >> The alternative would be use of Crystal Reports .NET[/color][/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>> >> export to word .
>> >>
>> >> I want to know the best approach , I have read about[/color]
>> some[color=darkred]
>> >> disadv of Word object model
>> >> Is there a better alterantive
>> >>
>> >> thank you
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >[/color][/color]
>
>
>.
>[/color]