Opposite to another persons request, ho do I make a word file from php.

I have data from a dept currently emailed in word format.
I am trying to make it that they enter the data direct into my
database and want to export it in a format that they can then use
directly in word.

it is vacancy details, job ref, title, dept, description etc...

Titus A Ducksass spilled the following:

> I have data from a dept currently emailed in word format.
> I am trying to make it that they enter the data direct into my
> database and want to export it in a format that they can then use
> directly in word.
>
> it is vacancy details, job ref, title, dept, description etc...

Producing a word file from PHP is possible, although you'd probably need to
use COM objects or something equally horrible if you're running a grown-up
OS. Question is why? It's a lot easier just to skip PHP altogether and just
provide an ODBC data source they can plug into with MS Word / MS Access /
MS Excel / OpenOffice / ......

C.

Titus A Ducksass wrote:

> I have data from a dept currently emailed in word format.
> I am trying to make it that they enter the data direct into my
> database and want to export it in a format that they can then use
> directly in word.
>
> it is vacancy details, job ref, title, dept, description etc...
Why does everyone want to use proprietary Microsoft formats? Whats wrong
with using HTML or RTF or plain old txt?

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:08:21 +0100, Titus A Ducksass <me@neverumind.com> wrote:

>I have data from a dept currently emailed in word format.
>I am trying to make it that they enter the data direct into my
>database and want to export it in a format that they can then use
>directly in word.
>
>it is vacancy details, job ref, title, dept, description etc...

RTF would be an easier format to produce, as it's a documented format.
Word can read RTF documents.

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"Titus A Ducksass" <me@neverumind.com> a écrit dans le message de news:t0ld805i8uu9apnj9v6dha1qkdi18e7h98@4ax.com...
> I have data from a dept currently emailed in word format.
> I am trying to make it that they enter the data direct into my
> database and want to export it in a format that they can then use
> directly in word.
>
> it is vacancy details, job ref, title, dept, description etc...

I just repeat what I've said in a precedent thread ==>
Creating DOC files is a nightmare because it relies on the version of Word.
Creating RTF files is much easier even though the RTF format is a pain to read.

Personnaly, I use RTF Generator, a PHP proggy. It's simple and fast. I just create html-like document and off you go.

More info & online demo here: http://www.paggard.com/projects/rtf.generator/

I use the prog to write CV on the fly so that they are sent automatically to our customers.

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