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phpms-word
bob
bob

Reputation: 117

Opening MS Word from a php page

I have a customer who has a large php based web app. He wants to know if it is possible to use a php page to assemble a report (data from mysql database) and then at the click of a button open word 2010 on the client machine and load the report straight in.

I've done a bit of research that suggests it is possible but haven't found any specifics. Any pointers much appreciated.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 854

Answers (2)

SoftwareAndOutsourcing
SoftwareAndOutsourcing

Reputation: 140

Due to the security measures in the browser, it's impossible to execute local programs by default. But you could make this feature work by creating a plugin for the browser (which would be able to open external programs but would require installation in the client machine).

Upvotes: 0

Fracsi
Fracsi

Reputation: 2314

Check this: http://phpword.codeplex.com/

It is a php library for parsing and creating MsWord documents.

Upvotes: 1

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