Working with Office “open” XML - just how hard is it?

Question

I\'m considering replacing a (very) large body of Office-automation code with something that works with the Office XML format directly. I\'m just starting out, but already I\'m

Answer 1

Here are some additional libraries that can manipulate with OOXML formats:
- GemBox.Spreadsheet (XLSX)
- GemBox.Document (DOCX)

Also GemBox published some articles that demonstrate how to manipulate with OOXML file format with pure .NET (without a use of any library), I think you'll find this interesting:

www.codeproject.com/Articles/15593/Read-and-write-Open-XML-files-MS-Office
(Introduction to SpreadsheetML format and an explanation on how we can read and write worksheet's cell content)

www.codeproject.com/Articles/649064/Show-Word-File-in-WPF
(Introduction to WordprocessingML format and demonstration on how we can read document's text)