Create Simple Microsoft Word Document

[simonbingham]

Hello,

What's the easiest way to create a simple Microsoft Word document on the fly from Coldfusion?

Also, I need to be able to insert page breaks into the document.

Many thanks in advance for your assistance.

Simon

[simonbingham]

I've figured it out...

<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="inline; filename=test.doc">
<cfcontent type="application/msword">
<cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>

Does anyone know how to force a page break?

[Dan_Bracuk]

Take a look at www.bennadel.com.  Using the poi will give you more functionality than cfcontent.

[simonbingham]

Hi Dan,

It looks like Ben's POI Utility to meant to be used with Microsoft Excel rather than Microsoft Word. Is that correct?

http://www.bennadel.com/projects/poi-utility.htm

Many thanks,

Simon

[Dan_Bracuk]

There is also one for word and one for powerpoint.

[simonbingham]

I've just found a blog post that will do exactly what I need...

http://www.jensbits.com/2009/06/21/using-coldfusion-to-generate-a-word-document/comment-page-1/#comment-286