Is there a way to generate word documents dynamically without having word on the machine

Question

I am planning on generating a Word document on the webserver dynamically. Is there good way of doing this in c#? I know I could script Word to do this but I would prefer another

Answer 1

If want to generate Office 2007 documents check the Open XML File Formats, they're simple zipped XML files, check this links:

• Open XML File Formats: What is it, and how can I get started?
• Introducing the Office (2007) Open XML File Formats

Edit: Check this project, can serve you as a good starting point:

• DocumentMaker

Seems very simple and customizable, look this code snippet:

Paragraph p = new Paragraph();
p.Runs.Add(new Run("Text can have multiple format styles, they can be "));
p.Runs.Add(new Run("bold and italic", 
        TextFormats.Format.Bold | TextFormats.Format.Italic));
doc.Paragraphs.Add(p);