getting data from uploaded Office docs

[Freddie]

hi,

i need some to way to get all the data user uploads in Word and Excel
files to my ASP.NET 1.1 site, a way to do it is to use OLE automation,
but no ` seems to think this is a good solution

so i was wandering is there some other method, there are a lot new dev
tools to come with Office 2k7

any help is welcome

thanks