Opening Word Document from Asp.net.C#

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I am trying to open a word document from Asp.net

i used the following code

object fileName = strFileName;
            object readOnly = false;
            object isVisible = true;
            object missing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
            oWordApplic.Visible = true;
            oDoc = oWordApplic.Documents.Open(ref fileName, ref missing, ref readOnly,
                ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing,
                ref missing, ref missing, ref isVisible, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
            oDoc.Activate();

My issue now is that everything just hangs. I can see that WORD.exe is active with the ASPNET user(By task manager), but absolutely nothing happens; the web process maybe goes 25% of the way through and then just hangs.

And if we stops the WORD.exe via task manager,then it will show "Remote Procedure Call Failed error message"

Please help me,

Posted 29-Nov-11 23:59pm

kishore Rajendran

Updated 30-Nov-11 0:04am

koolprasad2003

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resonance_siv 30-Nov-11 6:06am

while creating object i think u need to give the file path. chek it

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koolprasad2003 · Answer 1 · 2011-11-30T00:05:00

Solution 1

check this link here[^]

Posted 30-Nov-11 0:05am

koolprasad2003

**Manoj K Bhoir** · Answer 2 · 2011-11-30T00:12:00

Solution 2

See this link :

Microsoft Word Documents from ASP.NET

I hope it will help you :)

Posted 30-Nov-11 0:12am

Manoj K Bhoir

Hemant__Sharma · Answer 3 · 2011-11-30T00:14:00

Not sure why you have code like this to open a word document i believe you are building a asp.net web application that the users can use remotly.

If my assumption is true even your code works on your local machine it wont work for the users when finally you will deploy it on production server as it will open the word document on server and return nothing to user.

in a client-server appilcation for a request web application must send some data as response with valid MIME type so that client browser can take appropriate action. having that said i believe you should update your code so that user can download the file i.e. open some file on clicking of soem button or link.

see below link:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2519026/how-do-you-stream-an-excel-2007-or-word-2007-file-using-asp-net-and-c-sharp[^]

If you are trying to edit a word doc file in your asp.net file then that is a different story.

ManavGuru · Answer 4 · 2011-11-30T00:28:00

Solution 4

You can refer this URL.........................
Microsoft Word Documents from ASP.NET[^]

Posted 30-Nov-11 0:28am

ManavGuru

Bojjaiah · Answer 5 · 2011-11-30T00:35:00

Solution 5

Hi Kishore,
you can try
Process.Start("winword.exe");
it will work fine.

Posted 30-Nov-11 0:35am

Bojjaiah