Embed RTF sequences in WordML "Christian B MacLeod Guest" <Christian.Guest[ at ]kelton.co.uk> 31.10.2005 23:29:50 We have a program that currently has a lot of RTF data stored in user databases. We are now moving to using WordML instead of the Text Object Model we used to use to compose reports. When using the Text Object Model, it was easy to insert the user data in RTF format directly into the report, even if it included embedded images etc. Is their an easy way WITHOUT using Word itself, to convert these RTF 'fragments' into WordML or to just 'embed' them 'inline' into the WordML? We are currently developing in VB6 so the solution should be accessible via COM and hopefully not require a huge runtime (e.g. no java solutions) as this must ship with our application to our clients. -- Christian B MacLeod Guest Senior Analyst / Programmer

Re: Embed RTF sequences in WordML David Thielen <david[ at ]windward.net> 01.11.2005 05:31:21 Hi; www.windwardreports.com can do this. It would be a 2 step process, first create a rtf report with your fragments merged in using the wr:escape tag. Then take that document and run it through again to then create a WordML report. thanks - dave On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:29:50 -0000, "Christian B MacLeod Guest" <Christian.Guest[ at ]kelton.co.uk> wrote: [Quoted Text] >We have a program that currently has a lot of RTF data stored in user >databases. We are now moving to using WordML instead of the Text Object >Model we used to use to compose reports. > >When using the Text Object Model, it was easy to insert the user data in RTF >format directly into the report, even if it included embedded images etc. > >Is their an easy way WITHOUT using Word itself, to convert these RTF >'fragments' into WordML or to just 'embed' them 'inline' into the WordML? > >We are currently developing in VB6 so the solution should be accessible via >COM and hopefully not require a huge runtime (e.g. no java solutions) as >this must ship with our application to our clients. david[ at ]at-at-at[ at ]windward.dot.dot.net Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com Page 2 Stage -- http://www.Page2Stage.com Enemy Nations -- http://www.EnemyNations.com me -- http://dave.thielen.com Barbie Science Fair -- http://www.BarbieScienceFair.info (yes I have lots of links)

Re: Embed RTF sequences in WordML "Christian B MacLeod Guest" <Christian.Guest[ at ]kelton.co.uk> 01.11.2005 17:17:05 I already have a report generation system that creates the WordML file, but it extracts the plaintext from the RTF using a hidden RTF control so looses all formatting and embedded images etc. so I could easily create the first stage file with wr:escape tags. However this is a standard Win32 application installed on client PCs, not a network solution so your java server using TCP connection is not a valid solution. If you have a COM callable dll that does not require the complete Java runtime and has a very low cost/free runtime licence then we might be able to consider it. It would also require a very simple installation (preferably vendor supplied merge modules as our software is XP logo complient) and no complex activation for each client install. I have managed to find a similar RTF to XHTML type component which might be able to meet our needs but have not yet had a change to evaluate it yet... (FYI SautinSoft's RTF-to-HTML Component) -- Christian B MacLeod Guest Senior Analyst / Programmer "David Thielen" <david[ at ]windward.net> wrote in message news:abvdm15f39ebgk67dogtb2adpf6ik15top[ at ]4ax.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi; > > www.windwardreports.com can do this. It would be a 2 step process, > first create a rtf report with your fragments merged in using the > wr:escape tag. Then take that document and run it through again to > then create a WordML report. > > thanks - dave > > > On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:29:50 -0000, "Christian B MacLeod Guest" > <Christian.Guest[ at ]kelton.co.uk> wrote: > >>We have a program that currently has a lot of RTF data stored in user >>databases. We are now moving to using WordML instead of the Text Object >>Model we used to use to compose reports. >> >>When using the Text Object Model, it was easy to insert the user data in >>RTF >>format directly into the report, even if it included embedded images etc. >> >>Is their an easy way WITHOUT using Word itself, to convert these RTF >>'fragments' into WordML or to just 'embed' them 'inline' into the WordML? >> >>We are currently developing in VB6 so the solution should be accessible >>via >>COM and hopefully not require a huge runtime (e.g. no java solutions) as >>this must ship with our application to our clients. > > > david[ at ]at-at-at[ at ]windward.dot.dot.net > Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com > Page 2 Stage -- http://www.Page2Stage.com > Enemy Nations -- http://www.EnemyNations.com > me -- http://dave.thielen.com > Barbie Science Fair -- http://www.BarbieScienceFair.info > (yes I have lots of links)

Re: Embed RTF sequences in WordML David Thielen <david[ at ]windward.net> 02.11.2005 14:05:07 We have a 100% managed code .net library in alpha. Will that work for you? If so, email sales[ at ]windward.net about pricing. thanks - dave On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:17:05 -0000, "Christian B MacLeod Guest" <Christian.Guest[ at ]kelton.co.uk> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I already have a report generation system that creates the WordML file, but >it extracts the plaintext from the RTF using a hidden RTF control so looses >all formatting and embedded images etc. so I could easily create the first >stage file with wr:escape tags. > >However this is a standard Win32 application installed on client PCs, not a >network solution so your java server using TCP connection is not a valid >solution. If you have a COM callable dll that does not require the complete >Java runtime and has a very low cost/free runtime licence then we might be >able to consider it. It would also require a very simple installation >(preferably vendor supplied merge modules as our software is XP logo >complient) and no complex activation for each client install. > >I have managed to find a similar RTF to XHTML type component which might be >able to meet our needs but have not yet had a change to evaluate it yet... >(FYI SautinSoft's RTF-to-HTML Component) david[ at ]at-at-at[ at ]windward.dot.dot.net Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com me -- http://dave.thielen.com