Trying to parse a word doc...

[ireachmra]

I have an application that uses CFPOP to pull email and attachments from a vendor. The attachments are all word doc files that have the same name. I am trying to "read" the doc file for certain information and then rename the file based on this info and then re-attach the file and CFMAIL it to a different user...

Where I am having the problem is reading the word doc. Is it possible to parse a doc file for content without converting it or displaying it?

Thanks

[James74]

The only way I can think of without using XML is to create a custom tag (written in C++ or Java) that parses the word document and passes the text as a variable back to you. A good example of a parser written in C++ can be found at:
http://www.codeproject.com/com/MSWACPP.asp
You should just have to adjust the code so it works with Coldfusion (Probably use a CFAPI DLL in this case).

Actually, you could perform the majority (if not all) of what you want to do right in the custom tag.

Good luck.

[TSB]

I have added some code on my site that shows how to read a doc file using coldFusion.

I hope this helps you.
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