client-side automation: word

**demoti** · Jul 15th, 2004, 06:26 AM

when the button is clicked, i'd like to open word (the application itself) on the client-machine and it should generate a report of the data the user has just submitted to the server (sql 2000)

because this didn't work as i thought it would, i made a test-project: a page with one button that opens word and a certain document for me...

the code executes, but i don't see word opening on my screen. Under processes a proces winword.exe has started... is there something wrong with my code or is it my configuration?

Code:

<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="WebForm1.aspx.vb" Inherits="WebApplication1.WebForm1"%>

<HTML>

	<HEAD>

		<title>WebForm1</title>

		<script language="vbscript" runat="server">

			dim objword

						

			Sub Button_Click(s as Object, e as EventArgs)

				objword = CreateObject("Word.Application")

				objword.documents.open("C:\testdoc.doc")

				objword.visible = true

				objword = nothing

			End Sub	

		</script>

	</HEAD>

	<body MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout">

		<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">

<asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" Width="126px" Height="47px" OnClick="Button_Click">

</asp:Button>

		</form>

	</body>

</HTML>

**plenderj** · Jul 15th, 2004, 08:06 AM

That code will run on the server. So if you're testing it from the same computer - you'll see the word process start - but its starting "server-side" and not "client-side"...

**demoti** · Jul 16th, 2004, 02:29 AM

(http://www.infinetsoftware.com/conte...edocuments.asp)

any comments about this technique? is it the best one for what i am trying?

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