CF and MS Word

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August 13, 2008
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What is currently the most efficient way to create a word file (.doc) using ColdFusion?

I have attached some code that I have used in the past. It just seems with CF 8 that there might be a more powerful way to control the creation of Word documents.

I apologize if this is a redundant question, but I searched for quite awhile without finding any current solutions.

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mbonjourno wrote:
> I will take a look at HWPF's this weekend; I haven't worked with POI yet.

other folks have, google (of course), search these forums & i think
cfsearching.blogspot.com.

btw if you can live w/RTF, iText (the java lib that powers cfdocument) can do
RTF. and come to think of it, so does reportbuilder/cfreport.

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mbonjournoAuthor

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I really appreciate all your information. I think the RTF file format will sufice for what I am doing, so I'm going to look at iText first.

I didn't even think about the cfreport tag; that might work as well.

Well, I can't say that I don't have enough options! Now I'll have plenty to do this weekend. I guess mowing the lawn will just have to wait - darn!

Thanks again! I'll let you know what I end up using.

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mbonjournoAuthor

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Thanks Paul.

I will take a look at HWPF's this weekend; I haven't worked with POI yet.

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mbonjourno wrote:
> What is currently the most efficient way to create a word file (.doc) using
> ColdFusion?

i'm not sure having ms word installed on a server was ever a good idea (even ms
i think recommends against this practice). in any case, have a look at POI's
HWPF (Horrible Word Processor Format).

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