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Create word Object - CreateObject("Word.Application")

I am trying to create a Word Object using .asp with 'CreateObject("Word.Application")' I am getting the following error:

"ActiveX component can't create object: 'Word.Application'"

What's the deal? What do i need to get this to work? is it stinkin' XP SP2??? Please help ASAP.

justinbillig

So you have MS Word installed on your web server?

acekz

ASKER

Well, I am testing this on my personal web server on my XP Pro machine and I do have Word installed.

ALaRiva

Use:
Server.CreateObject("Word.Application")

HTH
- Anthony

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fritz_the_blank

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fritz_the_blank

If you are nonetheless hell-bent on doing this, then the code looks like:

<%
'This codes assumes the existence of a folder named "testfile" on the desktop
'It will be neccessary to change the path when implemented
dim strDocName, strFileName
strDocName = Request("DocName")
dim WordApp
set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
WordApp.visible = false
strFileName = strDocName + ".htm"
Response.Write(strDocName + "<br>")
Response.Write(strFileName)
WordApp.Documents.Open("C:\windows\desktop\testfile\" + strFileName)
numChars=WordApp.ActiveDocument.Characters.Count
set myrange = WordApp.ActiveDocument.Range(0,numChars-20)
myrange.select
WordApp.Selection.Copy
WordApp.ActiveDocument.close
WordApp.Documents.add
WordApp.Selection.paste
strFileName = strDocName + ".doc"
WordApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs("C:\windows\desktop\testfile\" +strFileName)
WordApp.ActiveDocument.Close
WordApp.Quit
set WordApp = Nothing
Response.Redirect(strFileName)
%>
</SCRIPT>
<BODY>
</BODY>
</HTML>

acekz

ASKER

Thanks for the try, fritz, but this is exactly the code I am using. The error is:

"ActiveX component can't create object: 'Word.Application'"

any thoughts? justinbillig, you still there?

ALaRiva

Did you try my suggestion?

- Anthony

acekz

ASKER

Yes, that gave me an error saying need "Server" object...

fritz_the_blank

Did you catch my post about MS warning you not to do this?

As an aside, I wonder if NAV is interfering with your script?

FtB

acekz

ASKER

I did catch your warning...I am just testing right now...clients sometimes demand what you don't suggest if you know what I mean.
I don't think that NAV is interfering because I have "Script Blocking" set to "OFF"...

acekz

ASKER

So what are other suggestions to get this working or other solutions to get me the same result?

justinbillig

To be honest I wouldnt know. It's a really bad thing to do ( for security reasons ) if you need to write text to files i suggest using the FileScripting Object

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbenlr98/html/vaobjfilesystemobject.asp

I agree with FTB

- My name is justin billig, and I approve this anwer.

acekz

ASKER

OK...the goal is to autofill a document with a user's credentials after logging in...i.e. an employee filling out HR documents online...the essentials are already filled in based on data stored in the DB for that user...
I totally understand what you guys are saying and we probably are not going to use the createObject method here, but is there any other way?

The only thing I can think of is to save the Word Documents out as html pages, but doing that adds a bunch of crap to the html and such...

So anyway, any other suggestions would be great...is there a way to write the info to a text file with certain formatting and then save it with a .doc extension like you can do with excel?

Anyway, let me know and I will split the points between FTB and JB...thanks again...

fritz_the_blank

There are some components out there designed to do this. Can you install 3rd-party components on your server?

FtB

acekz

ASKER

Possibly...depends on client host, etc...what do you have in mind?

fritz_the_blank

Something along the lines of this:

http://www.mylittletools.net/scripts/en/mlw/

FtB

Create word Object - CreateObject(&quot;Word.Application&quot;)

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