Manipulating Word Documents

[Matt Hodge]

I am not really sure this is the right place for this but it does involve
server side scripting so ...

We are implementing a web service where documents are added and versioned
over the web. When a document first gets added to the system we need to add
a special macro to the document for further versioning information down the
road. This macro MUST be there for when another user checks the document
out to edit it. However using the Word API activates a full version of Word
on the server. Obviously using Word is a huge overhead for everytime the
document is added.

Does anyone know of a way to manipulate the Word file to add a macro without
using the Word API? I know this is a longshot but ...

Thanks
Matt Hodge

[John Timney (MVP)]

the only way in and out of a word doc is through the word application, I
think your stuck....have you thought about dumping all the docs into a
database as binary objects, then you really will have version control
intergated with your web system .. or look for info on using source safe
over the web.

Regards

John Timney (MVP)

Matt Hodge <mhodge@intertech.com> wrote in message
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> I am not really sure this is the right place for this but it does involve
> server side scripting so ...
>
> We are implementing a web service where documents are added and versioned
> over the web. When a document first gets added to the system we need to
add
> a special macro to the document for further versioning information down
the
> road. This macro MUST be there for when another user checks the document
> out to edit it. However using the Word API activates a full version of
Word
> on the server. Obviously using Word is a huge overhead for everytime the
> document is added.
>
> Does anyone know of a way to manipulate the Word file to add a macro
without
> using the Word API? I know this is a longshot but ...
>
> Thanks
> Matt Hodge
>
>
>