Conversion from doc to pdf using automation and ps printing

[Jarrod]

Alright, so basically i have created an ASP.NET page that users can upload
doc files and pdfs too. Once they have all their files uploaded they need
the ability to choose which files are to be used in the final package, and
then it should be merged into one PDF file. I have already written all the
code to do this, basically i use the word interop to open and print any file
that is a DOC to a ps printer. i then convert the ps file to a pdf and merge
all the resulting pdfs into one pdf using itext libraries. This site will
eventually be placed on a server and be accessible to users over the web, so
word will need to be installed on the server. No one will actually be using
the version of word that is on the server, but it will be used in order to
print the doc files from the specified web app. My question is do i need any
special type of license in order to use word in this manner? or can just
install it on a basic user's license?

 

[Paul Shapiro]

Word is not licensed to run on a web server, and is not supported for that
scenario. You may find it works in single-user testing, but it will fail
with more users. It wasn't designed for document production on a server.

I haven't used their products, but I have seen Aspose recommended in the
asp.Net newsgroups: www.aspose.com. They make components for document
creation and management, and support both Word and PDF formats.