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How to filter HTML file on server with MSfilter.dll??
Posted on 2001-09-05
OK, here's the scoop:
I'm a web developer that has a site where my client uploads Word Documents. The Word Docs are chopped-up and put into a more HTML-friendly format. Recently, my client has upgraded to Word 2001 ON A MAC!! ;|
Consequently, the XML islands and stylesheet junk make the files unusuable....unless they are cleaned by the..."OFFICE HTML FILTER 2.0" TA DA! (which is, of course, unavailable for the Mac.)
(see http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Msohtmf2.aspx for this filter.)
My quest is to put the corresponding DLL on to the server (MSfilter.dll) and automatically clean the HTML files using ASP.
My problem is that I cannot find the progID for MSfilter.dll. So, I've tried to create an ActiveX DLL "wrapper" with a public interface. (see "HOWTO: Programmatically Use the HTML Filter DLL to Save Word Documents as Plain HTML" http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q291/3/25.ASP)
However, for some odd reason, calling the ActiveX wrapper DLL from the server does not filter the file.
Someone please help me!
I'm a web developer that has a site where my client uploads Word Documents. The Word Docs are chopped-up and put into a more HTML-friendly format. Recently, my client has upgraded to Word 2001 ON A MAC!! ;|
Consequently, the XML islands and stylesheet junk make the files unusuable....unless they are cleaned by the..."OFFICE HTML FILTER 2.0" TA DA! (which is, of course, unavailable for the Mac.)
(see http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Msohtmf2.aspx for this filter.)
My quest is to put the corresponding DLL on to the server (MSfilter.dll) and automatically clean the HTML files using ASP.
My problem is that I cannot find the progID for MSfilter.dll. So, I've tried to create an ActiveX DLL "wrapper" with a public interface. (see "HOWTO: Programmatically Use the HTML Filter DLL to Save Word Documents as Plain HTML" http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q291/3/25.ASP)
However, for some odd reason, calling the ActiveX wrapper DLL from the server does not filter the file.
Someone please help me!
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>>However, for some odd reason, calling the ActiveX wrapper DLL from the server does not filter the file
Where does the problem seem to arise? How much debugging have you done?
Where does the problem seem to arise? How much debugging have you done?
AzraSound,
well, i created a form in VB, and instantiated the class module. Then i executed a method which contained the private method to filter the HTML. This worked. The file, test.htm was stripped of the excess style info and xml, then replaced as the same name.
Perhaps there is a permissions issue w/ running the dll wrapper on the server? (since it overwrites a file).
I would appreciate your reply to my comments--i will give as much information as I can.
regards,
GadgetMan
well, i created a form in VB, and instantiated the class module. Then i executed a method which contained the private method to filter the HTML. This worked. The file, test.htm was stripped of the excess style info and xml, then replaced as the same name.
Perhaps there is a permissions issue w/ running the dll wrapper on the server? (since it overwrites a file).
I would appreciate your reply to my comments--i will give as much information as I can.
regards,
GadgetMan
Well, if you are developing on a machine with IIS installed, try and debug the component. Open your ActiveX dll project, go to Project -> Properties, select the Debugging tab, select "Start Browser with URL" and point it to the test page where you are instantiating the component (e.g., http://localhost/testDLL.asp")
Set a breakpoint inside the method that does the stripping of the extra info, and then step through the code using F8 and see what execution of the code appears to be doing, or failing, if at all.
Set a breakpoint inside the method that does the stripping of the extra info, and then step through the code using F8 and see what execution of the code appears to be doing, or failing, if at all.
AzraSound,
SUCCESS! Your debugging technique helped. Additionally, I hadn't placed the component within Personal Web Server's INETPUB folder (although it hadn't given an error previously). A fully-qualified pathname of the file to be processed was also essential.
Thank you for your comments and answer.
GadgetMan
SUCCESS! Your debugging technique helped. Additionally, I hadn't placed the component within Personal Web Server's INETPUB folder (although it hadn't given an error previously). A fully-qualified pathname of the file to be processed was also essential.
Thank you for your comments and answer.
GadgetMan
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