Sambob
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Formatting MS Word text after opening.
Hi,
I have been given the task of loading a message into Word which is in gold font(I guess yellow would do). I can open Word no problem but I can't find any information about formatting the text to go inside. The script I am using is
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
%>
Message text would appear here (but where do I put the formatting?).
Thanks in advance
Sam
I have been given the task of loading a message into Word which is in gold font(I guess yellow would do). I can open Word no problem but I can't find any information about formatting the text to go inside. The script I am using is
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
%>
Message text would appear here (but where do I put the formatting?).
Thanks in advance
Sam
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Sambob,
If I understand what you are trying to do, the scripting host will continue to use the "context" you opened up with your command Response.ContentType. That is, it will essentially "open" MS Word in your browser window. Thus, to get a message in a particular color, you could use the Write method of the Response object. So, if I want to have a formatted message, I would use something like the following:
<%
Response.Write "<font color='blue'>This is the one!</font>"
%>
This puts your formatting in-line and lets Word receive the output of the Response object. This will allow you to use all the VBScripting power to format and use variables to create your message.
If you want just plain simple, just embed standard HTML after your ASP command close marker (the %> sign) and Word will interpret it directly. So, in this case, it would look like:
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
%>
<font color='blue'>This is the one!</font>.
To show you both, I have composed a little ASP that has both methods (although I don't use any real features of VBScript, it does illustrate the point):
<html>
<!-- Creation date: 6/18/2002 -->
<head>
<title>ASP and Word Demonstration</title>
<meta name="description" content="Demonstration of Word Control from ASP">
<meta name="author" content="sphillips77">
</head>
<body>
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Dim strMsg
strMsg = "Message from VBScript!"
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
Response.Write "<center><h1><font color='blue'>" + strMsg + "</font></h1></center>"
Response.Write "<br><hr><br>"
Response.Write "<p align='center'><font color='green'>Brought to you by MS Scripting Host</font></p>"
%>
<br><hr><br>
<center><h1><font color='blue'>Your plain HTML message here.</font></h1></center>
<p align='center'><font color='green'>Brought to you by MS Scripting Host</font></p>
</body>
</html>
I hope this helps.
If I understand what you are trying to do, the scripting host will continue to use the "context" you opened up with your command Response.ContentType. That is, it will essentially "open" MS Word in your browser window. Thus, to get a message in a particular color, you could use the Write method of the Response object. So, if I want to have a formatted message, I would use something like the following:
<%
Response.Write "<font color='blue'>This is the one!</font>"
%>
This puts your formatting in-line and lets Word receive the output of the Response object. This will allow you to use all the VBScripting power to format and use variables to create your message.
If you want just plain simple, just embed standard HTML after your ASP command close marker (the %> sign) and Word will interpret it directly. So, in this case, it would look like:
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
%>
<font color='blue'>This is the one!</font>.
To show you both, I have composed a little ASP that has both methods (although I don't use any real features of VBScript, it does illustrate the point):
<html>
<!-- Creation date: 6/18/2002 -->
<head>
<title>ASP and Word Demonstration</title>
<meta name="description" content="Demonstration of Word Control from ASP">
<meta name="author" content="sphillips77">
</head>
<body>
<% @LANGUAGE = VBScript %>
<%
Dim strMsg
strMsg = "Message from VBScript!"
Response.ContentType = "application/msword"
Response.Expires = 0
Response.Write "<center><h1><font color='blue'>" + strMsg + "</font></h1></center>"
Response.Write "<br><hr><br>"
Response.Write "<p align='center'><font color='green'>Brought to you by MS Scripting Host</font></p>"
%>
<br><hr><br>
<center><h1><font color='blue'>Your plain HTML message here.</font></h1></center>
<p align='center'><font color='green'>Brought to you by MS Scripting Host</font></p>
</body>
</html>
I hope this helps.
sandyphillips, welcome to EE.
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The practice here is not to propose an answer, unless you are:
- first to suggest an answer
- totally covering the subject, leaving nothing more to say
The reason for this is that when you propose an answer, the question is moved to the Locked Questions. That means that few experts will even look at it, so the person asking the questions will probably not getting any more input. That's not really fair to him.
Please read the tips on comments and answers below.
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sandyphillips,
sorry! the question had already been answered adequately by Silvers5 but thank you for answering anyway,
Sam
sorry! the question had already been answered adequately by Silvers5 but thank you for answering anyway,
Sam
ASKER
How do I now award the points to Silvers5?
Sam
Sam
ASKER
Thanks
Sam