A doc Viewer App with sound too

[garyinmiami2003]

I am working on a Web application that needs to read documents on disk
in word format (.doc,.dot. I do not understand how to display the
documents in a vb web app and retain the same format. It is also going
to be intersting to access them. Can anyone suggest a good way to do
it. (I would not turn down a code snippet).

..net developer hopeful

 

[Paul Bromley]

I have only used in in Winforms, but have you looked at the DSOframer
control that is available from Microsoft? Works well for me in VB.NET, and
displays Word documents - along with oither MS offerings as they were
originally.

Best wishes

Paul Bromley

 

[garyinmiami2003]

Paul: Thank you for the reply. I downloaded the control and will see
what it does asap. I am thinking about doing this: ( would appreciate
knowing what you think?) The complication for me is that I do not know
how to display a .doc on the web, I have alwas converted it to html
first. Then I do not know how to access the documents from the web and
don't think I should? Here is what I''m considering:

When the user clicks a button on the web app, a call to web services
with the link (retieved from a db being passed to the services). The
services a vb app for windows (I think?), opens the document found with
the link and saves it in root directory as htm document ( Not sure this
will work)and passes the file name (or standard file name) back and
browser control refers to the doc in html format via the url.

I do not know how to do all that and one key point is: Will I be able
to open the document in word from web services, c hange the extension
and directory and save under html?

What do you think?

Gary Ellison

Miami, FL

 

[Paul Bromley]

Hi Gary,

Sorry but I am unable to answer your questions re web services as my
programming is done on VB.Net. I just thought that I would mention the
DSOFramer control as it works well for me in VB.Net. Would be interested to
learn so I will watch thread.

Best wishes

Paul Bromley