Embedding Word or Other Office Documents In a Form

[roger]

Hello,

I've developed my own app, and I'd like to use word editing features in the
text entry portion of a form. I'm looking for an elegant solution to
embedding a word doc in the form.

Also, in another portion of the app, I'd like to preview any office document
(word, powerpoint, excel, visio) in my form.

Is this possible with VS Tools for Office? I've seen a solution where you
can use the webbrowser control to view documents, but this control is quite
limiting because you can only view one document of the same type at once
without locking up the menu bars in one of the documents.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?cm9nZXI=?=,

I've developed my own app, and I'd like to use word editing features in the
text entry portion of a form. I'm looking for an elegant solution to
embedding a word doc in the form.

Also, in another portion of the app, I'd like to preview any office document
(word, powerpoint, excel, visio) in my form.

Is this possible with VS Tools for Office? I've seen a solution where you
can use the webbrowser control to view documents, but this control is quite
limiting because you can only view one document of the same type at once
without locking up the menu bars in one of the documents.

No VSTO doesn't support anything like this. VSTO is on the one hand a
replacement for VBA embedded in the document, and on the other a way to create
managed COM Add-ins. It has no relevance to .NET applications in a general way,
such as you describe.

Besides the WebBrowser control the only other one I know of is DSOFramer...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[roger]

Cindy,

Thanks a bunch. The DSOFramer is one step closer to my goal. Although
perhaps a little buggy... this is along the right lines. I'm hoping that .net
will just build an office doc hosting control someday soon to make this a bit
easier and less buggy.

Much appreciated!

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?cm9nZXI=?=,

I'm hoping that .net
will just build an office doc hosting control someday soon to make this a bit
easier and less buggy.

Would be nice, I agree Someday...

Cindy Meister