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.

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Regards

John Timney (Microsoft ASP.NET MVP)
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[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.

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net





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