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+2  Q: 

How can I convert formatted text on a webpage and in the database to RTF or doc.

I have some formatted data that needs to be saved from the web page as a word document or rtf, something ubiquitous so I am thinking RTF. What is the easiest way to save something from .net as rtf? Are there built in tools for this or some plugins?

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A tool like this does the trick for manual one-off conversions.

And if you want to do the same thing programmaticially

Chris Ballance  2009-02-22 18:49:51
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Personally, I think the formatting should be left out of the database. I'd much prefer seeing the data stored in a format-agnostic way. It might be useful for other purposes, and you can defer formatting choices until the last moment.

duffymo  2009-02-22 18:51:38
He did not mention a database and you didn't really address his question.
Chris Ballance  2009-02-22 18:52:45
I inferred it from "save", but you're correct - it could just be written to a file system as a document.
duffymo  2009-02-22 19:04:25
However, I like your point about not storing formatting if this is going into a database. If you don't know how the data might come back out, why mark it up before storing.
Chris Ballance  2009-02-22 19:14:55
I mean save as a file or feed it as a download to browser. I agree it should be stored in db without formatting.
Salt Packets  2009-02-24 14:00:04

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