Aspose.Word for .Net Features

Hi,

I am currently working on a project which involves document processing in .Net. I have had a look at one of your product namely Aspose. Words for .Net which can perform most of the task to my liking. But since I am trying to avoid the use of Microsoft Word (and if at all possible would like to avoid the installation of MS Word as a dependency for our application). In short the application performs 2 key tasks, it hosts MS Word (using the DSO Framer ocx) which allows users to add custom bookmarks into the document as well as utilise standard word features for the entry and formatting of text etc and it performs a runtime replacement of these bookmarks (essentially a mail merge) with programmatic data.
My concern’s would be:

  1. In my current application I am using Dsoframer to launch Microsoft Word in WinForms; can I use your product as a replacement for Dsoframer as outlined above.
  2. Is it possible to edit the file with same look and feel of Word using your library or another solution you have or would we still require MS Word for this editing?

Thanks,


Kunal Mhadgut
System Developer

Advanced Secure Technologies
Tel: 0870 060 7788
Fax: 0870 060 9988

Hi,
Thank you for considering Aspose.Words. I would like just to clarify, Aspose.Words is a class library, which allows working with MS Word documents programmatically. Aspose.Words does not provide any user interface for viewing or editing documents.
However, it is possible to create Document preview, for example by converting your document to XPS or SWF format.
Also you can create your own editor and use Aspose.Words in underline level, but this will require more efforts from you.
Best regards.