Opening Word,excel and powerpoint files programmatically

[bazoon]

Hello i have to open word,excel and powerpoint files without installing MS OFFICE( i.e no word,excel and power point is present) tell me is it possible?

[sergiu 0]

I think it is not possible, At least you must have excel, word,.. installed.

[bazoon]

Is it possible that we use word components etc i.e use them wothout installing word etc and then we can ship them with out product to client?

[Michael P Butler]

Microsoft used to have Viewer applications for all these file types. Have a look on the office web-site. I know I downloaded a Powerpoint viewer a little while back. Alternativly, have you looked at http://www.openoffice.org/[^] Michael Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go round -- Queen

[Michael P Butler]

bazoon wrote: Is it possible that we use word components etc i.e use them wothout installing word etc and then we can ship them with out product to client? No. Your client would need to have Office installed on their computer, if you were using Office components in your code. At least that's what the last licence agreement I read for Office Developer said. Michael Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go round -- Queen