SharePoint - which design is best MOSS 2007 , WORD 2007 (DOCX) FORM + OpenXML

Asked By Sahridhayan

24-Aug-09 10:56 AM

i have the following scenario.
2. MOSS 2007 _ Word 2007 (docx)
3. I want the end user to fill in data in the placeholders of the word
document.
4. the user will then add the document into sharepoint doc lib.
5. Upon adding. i want to parse all the data. and save as ListItem data.
6. which of the following is best.

1. using Word Application, Word.Document (VBA) inside ASP .Net c#
code. extracting data?

2. using OpenXML, opening docx and extra the data?

3. i though of using content control (textbox,check box,etc..)
inside the word document for data placeholders.

4. remember i am not going to do any mail merge or repeatitive task
using the document, just once upload i need to extract data.

Please through some light,

Thanks in advance.

Sahridhayan

24-Aug-09 12:54 PM

Hi Sahridhayan

Create a content type inheriting from Document
Add all the fields which you need for your placeholders
Add it to a document library
Create a new word document in the document library
Save the document to the document library
Open it again at edit it to look like you want it using Quick parts
for the properties generated from the field as placeholders
Save the document as a template (dotx) and add that template to the
content type

That's it now whenever you create a document from the content type
it will use that template and when you save it in the document library
SharePoint will automatically extract the values into the fields



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