possible or impossible ??????

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Jan 8th, 2001, 08:11 PM
johnnyboy23

im creating an online asp application system
can i do a function or something that
when the user enters there login details
it takes them to a page with all there personal details!!
i know that can be done but this is where it gets tricky
the problem is this:
we have about 10000 .doc files stored in a folder all with
peoples personal details in them !!!
they are saved as the persons name
ie
BartSimpson.doc
is there anyway i can get this .doc to open up and display onto the page after my login all the personal details that i need ???????
help me please im stuck

signed
STUMPED!!!
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:27 PM
G.Kumaraguru

http://www.asptoday.com/articles/19990825.htm

this article, Speaks about Writing A Word Document..
May be helpful...
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:31 PM
pactalon

You should put them in a database, it'd be much easier than accessing Word files.
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:34 PM
johnnyboy23

thanks

but there are about 10000 of them already!!!
and to manually enter them will take forever
coz we get an xtra 500-1000 a month !!!!!!
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:36 PM
pactalon

Get them to convert to a database system immediatly, and begin the conversion process.
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:41 PM
johnnyboy23

that will be .....

Me that will have to do it and i thought that there must be an easier Way
what if i saved the .doc file as an .htm file instead
then got it to open that htm file online for editing???

recon that would work????
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:43 PM
pactalon

Pal, you gotta hire a few clerks to convert your data. How many fields are there per record?
Jan 8th, 2001, 10:48 PM
johnnyboy23

thanks for your help anyway

ill find an Easier way of doing it then that!!!!
Jan 8th, 2001, 11:25 PM
Clunietp

If you have a consistent structure to your Word document then you can probably create an app that can import the documents into a database using the MS Word object model. In that case you can probably import all of your documents in about an hour