How I can save HTML as Microsoft Word Document in ASP.NET with VB.NET? Do I need a special library to perform the conversion?
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A:
Considering the fact that MS Word can read HTML just right out of the box, you could simply change the Response.ContentType to application/ms-word.
However, if what you want is to create a .doc file, you might want to take a look in Office Automation.
Other way is to create an XML MS-Word file, but that limits you to Word 2003 and up.
For instance the XML below is an Empty document saved in word XML file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<?mso-application progid="Word.Document"?>
<w:wordDocument
xmlns:aml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/aml/2001/core"
xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882"
xmlns:ve="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns:w10="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
xmlns:w="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml"
xmlns:wx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/auxHint"
xmlns:wsp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml/sp2"
xmlns:sl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/schemaLibrary/2003/core"
w:macrosPresent="no"
w:embeddedObjPresent="no"
w:ocxPresent="no"
xml:space="preserve">
<w:ignoreSubtree w:val="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml/sp2" />
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Author>Paulo Santos</o:Author>
<o:LastAuthor>Paulo Santos</o:LastAuthor>
<o:Revision>1</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Created>2010-01-16T19:09:00Z</o:Created>
<o:LastSaved>2010-01-16T19:09:00Z</o:LastSaved>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>0</o:Words>
<o:Characters>0</o:Characters>
<o:Company>PJ on Development</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>0</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<w:fonts>
<w:defaultFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:fareast="Calibri"
w:h-ansi="Calibri" w:cs="Times New Roman" />
<w:font w:name="Times New Roman">
<w:panose-1 w:val="02020603050405020304" />
<w:charset w:val="00" />
<w:family w:val="Roman" />
<w:pitch w:val="variable" />
<w:sig w:usb-0="E0002AFF" w:usb-1="C0007841" w:usb-2="00000009"
w:usb-3="00000000" w:csb-0="000001FF" w:csb-1="00000000" />
</w:font>
<w:font w:name="Cambria Math">
<w:panose-1 w:val="02040503050406030204" />
<w:charset w:val="01" />
<w:family w:val="Roman" />
<w:notTrueType />
<w:pitch w:val="variable" />
<w:sig w:usb-0="00000000" w:usb-1="00000000" w:usb-2="00000000"
w:usb-3="00000000" w:csb-0="00000000" w:csb-1="00000000" />
</w:font>
<w:font w:name="Calibri">
<w:panose-1 w:val="020F0502020204030204" />
<w:charset w:val="00" />
<w:family w:val="Swiss" />
<w:pitch w:val="variable" />
<w:sig w:usb-0="E10002FF" w:usb-1="4000ACFF" w:usb-2="00000009"
w:usb-3="00000000" w:csb-0="0000019F" w:csb-1="00000000" />
</w:font>
</w:fonts>
<w:styles>
<w:versionOfBuiltInStylenames w:val="7" />
<w:latentStyles w:defLockedState="off" w:latentStyleCount="267">
<w:lsdException w:name="Normal" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 7" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 8" />
<w:lsdException w:name="heading 9" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 7" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 8" />
<w:lsdException w:name="toc 9" />
<w:lsdException w:name="caption" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Title" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Default Paragraph Font" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Subtitle" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Strong" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Emphasis" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Table Grid" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Placeholder Text" />
<w:lsdException w:name="No Spacing" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Revision" />
<w:lsdException w:name="List Paragraph" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Quote" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Intense Quote" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 1" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 2" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 3" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 4" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 5" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Shading Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light List Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Light Grid Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 1 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium List 2 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Dark List Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Shading Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful List Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Colorful Grid Accent 6" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Subtle Emphasis" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Intense Emphasis" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Subtle Reference" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Intense Reference" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Book Title" />
<w:lsdException w:name="Bibliography" />
<w:lsdException w:name="TOC Heading" />
</w:latentStyles>
<w:style w:type="paragraph" w:default="on" w:styleId="Normal">
<w:name w:val="Normal" />
<w:rsid w:val="001F679D" />
<w:pPr>
<w:spacing w:after="200" w:line="276" w:line-rule="auto" />
</w:pPr>
<w:rPr>
<wx:font wx:val="Calibri" />
<w:sz w:val="22" />
<w:sz-cs w:val="22" />
<w:lang w:val="EN-US" w:fareast="EN-US" w:bidi="AR-SA" />
</w:rPr>
</w:style>
<w:style w:type="character" w:default="on"
w:styleId="DefaultParagraphFont">
<w:name w:val="Default Paragraph Font" />
</w:style>
<w:style w:type="table" w:default="on" w:styleId="TableNormal">
<w:name w:val="Normal Table" />
<wx:uiName wx:val="Table Normal" />
<w:rPr>
<wx:font wx:val="Calibri" />
<w:lang w:val="EN-US" w:fareast="EN-US" w:bidi="AR-SA" />
</w:rPr>
<w:tblPr>
<w:tblInd w:w="0" w:type="dxa" />
<w:tblCellMar>
<w:top w:w="0" w:type="dxa" />
<w:left w:w="108" w:type="dxa" />
<w:bottom w:w="0" w:type="dxa" />
<w:right w:w="108" w:type="dxa" />
</w:tblCellMar>
</w:tblPr>
</w:style>
<w:style w:type="list" w:default="on" w:styleId="NoList">
<w:name w:val="No List" />
</w:style>
</w:styles>
<w:shapeDefaults>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" />
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout>
</w:shapeDefaults>
<w:docPr>
<w:view w:val="print" />
<w:zoom w:percent="100" />
<w:doNotEmbedSystemFonts />
<w:defaultTabStop w:val="720" />
<w:punctuationKerning />
<w:characterSpacingControl w:val="DontCompress" />
<w:optimizeForBrowser />
<w:validateAgainstSchema />
<w:saveInvalidXML w:val="off" />
<w:ignoreMixedContent w:val="off" />
<w:alwaysShowPlaceholderText w:val="off" />
<w:compat>
<w:breakWrappedTables />
<w:snapToGridInCell />
<w:wrapTextWithPunct />
<w:useAsianBreakRules />
<w:dontGrowAutofit />
</w:compat>
<wsp:rsids>
<wsp:rsidRoot wsp:val="0063767C" />
<wsp:rsid wsp:val="001F679D" />
<wsp:rsid wsp:val="0063767C" />
</wsp:rsids>
</w:docPr>
<w:body>
<w:p wsp:rsidR="001F679D" wsp:rsidRDefault="001F679D" />
<w:sectPr wsp:rsidR="001F679D" wsp:rsidSect="001F679D">
<w:pgSz w:w="12240" w:h="15840" />
<w:pgMar w:top="1440" w:right="1440" w:bottom="1440"
w:left="1440" w:header="720" w:footer="720" w:gutter="0" />
<w:cols w:space="720" />
<w:docGrid w:line-pitch="360" />
</w:sectPr>
</w:body>
</w:wordDocument>
You may not need all the items seen above, but it's feasible.
Paulo Santos
2010-01-16 19:12:36
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A:
You could change the content type in your page header to application/vnd.ms-word, that should do the trick, this of course is the simplest way, I am sure there are others.
RandomNoob
2010-01-16 19:13:24
A:
You can use Office automation or try to generate in the native file format yourself. However, I can recommend using a specialized library for this work. I've used a library myself for Excel export, and it is nice to have a suitable .NET object model to manipulate, instead of knowing the native file structure. Saves a lot of time and work. Aspose might have the right component or library for you.
bgever
2010-01-17 11:14:56
A:
You can use Aspose.Words for .NET.
The code will be just:
Document doc = new Document("myfile.html");
doc.Save("myfile.doc");
I hope the conversion results will be quite good, but not all ways of applying CSS are currently supported by Aspose.Words.
Disclaimer: I'm a project lead on the Aspose.Words team.
romeok
2010-01-20 09:50:49