Data from MySQL into MS Word document
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- Bill H
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Data from MySQL into MS Word document
Doing some preliminary investigation for a customer at this point, and need to find out if there is a relatively simple way to extract data from a MySQL database on the server and insert it into a MS Word 97 document and store the result on the server with a unique name. Details not needed at this time, but pointers to information will be most appreciated.
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- Bill H
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Drat. Any hope for an RTF text file? No, I thought not.
My client presently sends reports as Word docs to this customer of his as email attachments. If I convert him to the MySQL database and online forms (along with the forms for the rest of his customers) it creates a problem for creating the report in a format that can be sent to the customer in the accustomed manner. (Viewing the report online is easy, of course.)
I'm kind of reduced to suggesting outputting the report in a browser, taking a screen shot and saving it as a gif image and sending the image as an email attachment.
Any better idea present itself to you?
My client presently sends reports as Word docs to this customer of his as email attachments. If I convert him to the MySQL database and online forms (along with the forms for the rest of his customers) it creates a problem for creating the report in a format that can be sent to the customer in the accustomed manner. (Viewing the report online is easy, of course.)
I'm kind of reduced to suggesting outputting the report in a browser, taking a screen shot and saving it as a gif image and sending the image as an email attachment.
Any better idea present itself to you?
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