How to Create a MsWord TOC without automation?

I'm using Aspose.Words to construct a Word Document programmatically (C#) on a server. The dynamically generated documents can be imported by clients via a web interface. Everything is great except I'm unable to generate a TOC. I've already exhausted my options with Aspose. Updating TOC fields is simply not a feature that Aspose currently supports. So... I'm open to any other viable solution even if it involves other third-party components. Automation has been ruled out because the Word Document is constructed on the server-side and Microsoft does not recommend using Automation on servers.

Can anyone suggest a solution? The optimal solution would be simply to be able to programmatically do a TOC Field Update. The solution cannot require installation of Word on the server. Are there any server-side reporting components that support this feature?

If a simple TOC Field Update solution is not available, then the next best thing would probably be the ability to programmatically construct a TOC by inspecting the Word document and extracting page numbers.

All ideas and input are welcome. I need a solution very soon.

Thanks,

Yeah, that's the problem. Having the user have to hit F9 is not acceptable, especially if one offers other output formats like PDF. I got around the problem by adding bookmarks to each chapter I wanted to see on the TOC and then manually building a table using the bookmarks as references. it's not a perfect solution but it's OK for now. I think Aspose will add support for TOC fields in 2010.

Ed Chaparro 2010-02-11 13:24:11

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