word automation

[demoti]

i'd like to open word when i click a button on my .aspx-page

i have 'imports office" at the beginning of my page

this is my subroutine:
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Private Sub ButtonBrief_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ButtonBrief.Click

        Dim WORDAPP As Word.Application

        Dim WORDDOC As Word.Document



        'start word and open the document template

        WORDAPP = CreateObject("Word.Application")

        WORDAPP.Visible = True

        WORDDOC = WORDAPP.Documents.Add

end sub

the code executes but nothing happens, i can't find word in the taskmanager either... any ideas?

greetz

Tim

[demoti]

i'm sorry, checked again, and WINWORD.EXE is running! (under processes only, not tasks) ...MS word isn't visible though ... can anyone help me? I can't get the automation going and i need to generate a letter from an ASP.NET page....

[dj4uk]

You'll be creating the word document on the server so you won't be able to view it on the client unless you save it and download it to the client.

HTH

DJ

[demoti]

any advise on how i could do that ?

[dj4uk]

Well you'll have to create the word doc blind and then use the SaveAs method to save the created document to the server. You can then just display a link on a page pointing to the path and filename you created.

DJ

[demoti]

that's a pretty good idea... that way i don't have to generate it every time it's been requested...

i'll see if i can do it this way...thanx...