Using com component for Microsoft word generation

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Hi

I am using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word to append the data in word application.

Point is I am successful to create all my requirements in development mode via debugging through visual studio it work fine,create file,append data and open the final sheet.

But when I deployed the same on IIS as virtual directory.There I grant all the permission to ASPNET user in dcom components.

When I generate the report via browser then I am able to see the WINWORD.exe would be invoked in process queue but soon it will go in deadlock and nothing happens.

So right now I want to know will Com component not work in web application??
and via google I got a KB
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257757/EN-US/[^]

which says that I have to use openXML format?? what it means...please assist me??
Do I have to change all my C#.net code for microsoft word doc??

Environment:Windows XP
Visual studio 2010 with framework 3.5
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word version 14.0.4733.1000
C#.net code behind page

Thanks in advance

Regards
Mahendra Varandani

Posted 31-Jan-12 2:00am

masdhasdh

Updated 31-Jan-12 2:01am

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Hi,

Write below code in web.config

HTML

<identity impersonate="true" />

and set all permissions to Network User and ASPNET User, Hopefully it will solve your problem. I have faced this problem when used excel application. it solved my problem.

Posted 31-Jan-12 3:12am

Sarvesh Kumar Gupta

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Dylan Morley · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31T03:31:00

Solution 2

As advised in the KB, using Automation on web servers is not recommended

As well as licensing considerations, you are likely to run into permissions issues and various other problems - all highlighted in that article.

You can use the Open XML SDK[^] to create docx files

Download is here
[^]

Otherwise, there are other ways.....html + css article here

Dynamically generate a MS Word document using HTML & CSS[^]

In general though, stay away from COM automation on web servers - it's not recommended, not supported and will cause you nothing but problems

Posted 31-Jan-12 3:31am

Dylan Morley

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masdhasdh 31-Jan-12 9:49am

@Sarvesh: I tried this but no luck still the same issue...

@Dylan:ohhh.. :( Thanks for advice but I tried to work around with open xml sdk as i have very big template file If i am converting that into xml then i am unable to process it as my end goal is to insert images,data table in the template so that become too much hectic or might i am in wrong direction.
Following the below URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa982683.aspx#Office2007ManipulatingXMLDocs_creating

Please assist me...
thanks again.!!!