XSLT, XML to word

loukiachr · October 6th, 2009, 08:40 AM

hello,

can you please tell me what code must i write in my xslt file so i can convert it with xml to a windows word 2003 file (using c#)?

joefawcett · October 6th, 2009, 09:09 AM

I presume you mean using Word 2003's XML file representation?
It really depends on what you need. If you just need a few fields inserted into a document then you can create the document in Word, save as XML, and examine it in an XML editor. You can then use either XSLT or DOM to merge the Word XML with your data file.
If you are still struggling then you need to be more specific about the problem.
Be aware that Word 2003's XML structure is very complicated and not easy to process.

mhkay · October 6th, 2009, 04:31 PM

The specification of the XML format for Microsoft Word is thousands of pages long. I'm sorry, I can't give you a summary.

If you really want to do this, then a good way is to generate a sample Word document by hand and examine the structure of the XML, and then reproduce this as the output of your stylesheet. In fact, though, many of the details you see in a document output by Word are optional, and the only way to find out which is to read the specification.