Word Control

[venerable bede]

I am developing an application which needs to have word embedded in it.

What I am looking for is a control which will allow users to read/write word documents.

I also want a control whos licence is not paid for every application we dictribute.

I just want a one off developers fee.

Have any of you guys/girls had any experience using any of these controls and if so which one fits the bill ?

[BruceG]

I'm going to be using the TX Text control from The Imaging Source. I have not yet incorporated it into my project, but the examples they provide are pretty impressive. The cost is rather steep (expect to pay about a grand thru resellers like Programmer's Paradise), but there are no distribution fees after that; it is a one-off price.

[RobDog888]

Well if you are going to be wanting to use Word then your end users will have to have a valid licensed copy of Word. Using SetParent on Word 2003 and before versions will not be reliable at all. Word 2007 is a bit better but still you wil have the same licensing issues.

There are Office Viewer utilities but they are just for viewing and not saving etc but I dont think they would be able to be used in development anyways.

No ocx redistributable control is available from Microsoft as of this time.