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Community BuzzCommunity Buzzhttp://www.aspose.com/community-buzz-feed.aspxYou can use a Standard library that will perform the conversion (DOCX file to PDF). There are some libraries such as Aspose.Words commercial but very reliable. – D, Dimitrov - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/9090840/client-side-microsoft-word-to-pdf-conversion-how-to-in-mvc3http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9090840/client-side-microsoft-word-to-pdf-conversion-how-to-in-mvc3I have used Aspose.Cells before and was extremely satisfied with it. Well worth the money and their support people are very responsive – H. Johnson - somethingawful.com http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2262300&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=241http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2262300&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=241I have been really impressed with what a great job it does converting the word file into ePub. - Dr. Burton - burtonsmediagroup.com http://www.burtonsmediagroup.com/blog/2012/01/converting-word-to-epub/http://www.burtonsmediagroup.com/blog/2012/01/converting-word-to-epub/I have the ability to write the XML to an excel file pretty easily using Aspose.Cells – Miva - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8859454/read-xml-to-excel-and-back-maintain-relationshipshttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8859454/read-xml-to-excel-and-back-maintain-relationshipsMy preference is working with a third party library called Aspose Cells which does not need Excel installed on the client machine – kevininstructor - vbforums.comhttp://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=669114http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=669114There are many libraries like aspose which have .net libraries to provide this functionality - akeshgupta - ironspeed.com http://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=5657690http://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=5657690Aspose.Words Express is a free standalone utility to convert DOC, DOCX, RTF, HTML and ODT documents to EPUB. - eboekenforum.nlhttp://eboekenforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=682http://eboekenforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=682In a project I worked on we also had to display PDF and Word files. We ended up using a commercial product from Aspose. - Wouter de Kort - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8699550/how-to-open-a-file-from-server-directoryhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8699550/how-to-open-a-file-from-server-directoryAt work, we use Aspose.Words to convert different document types to XPS. Aspose has components for other types of files as well such as PDF and Excel documents. M. Christiansen - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8731999/document-viewer-in-asp-net-mvc-3http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8731999/document-viewer-in-asp-net-mvc-3There are several other commercial APIs one can buy from the market, like Aspose, which offers some additional functions over VSTO, OpenXML SDK, Office PIAs. - execoder.comhttp://www.execoder.com/2012/01/excel-development-vba-vs-vsto.html#!/2012/01/excel-development-vba-vs-vsto.htmlhttp://www.execoder.com/2012/01/excel-development-vba-vs-vsto.html#!/2012/01/excel-development-vba-vs-vsto.htmlIn my previous work place I used a PDF component from aspose. It was quiet fast and I was able to achieve performance. Shax - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8655087/pdfsharp-with-xml-template-in-c-sharphttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8655087/pdfsharp-with-xml-template-in-c-sharpIf you are using .NET then Aspose is a really easy to use toolkit for filling in/manipulating pdfs and docs - Jordan - stackoverflow.com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8413858/export-html-form-to-pdf-or-dochttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8413858/export-html-form-to-pdf-or-docI recommend that you take a look at what's available on the component market. Aspose has solid Word generating components for .NET - forums.asp.nethttp://forums.asp.net/t/1738246.aspx/1http://forums.asp.net/t/1738246.aspx/1Pdfs, excel information, and a lot more can all be simply combined or edited in a single system. This is where Aspose genuinely shines simply because they let you to be far more effective - emobility.orghttp://www.emobility.org/why-choose-aspose/http://www.emobility.org/why-choose-aspose/Where I work we use Aspose products to create PDF, Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents on the webserver and I believe theirs are the best products in the market. - DavidPierson - sharpdevelop.nethttp://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/14100.aspxhttp://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/14100.aspxI will warn you it is not simple but if you truly want to get away from automation and OleDb this is worth it outside of using a third party library such as Aspose cells (which I use) – kevininstructor - vbforums.comhttp://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?p=4096562http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?p=4096562To deal with Excel files in a server-scenario, there are several options out there. I can recommend Aspose.Cells – Yahia - stackoverflow.com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8090864/how-to-delete-a-row-dynamically-from-excel-and-save-using-vb-net-or-c-sharphttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/8090864/how-to-delete-a-row-dynamically-from-excel-and-save-using-vb-net-or-c-sharpThe Java edition of Aspose.Pdf.Kit supports extracting Arabic text from PDF file - perl-programming.infohttp://www.perl-programming.info/how-to-extract-arabic-text-from-pdf-filehttp://www.perl-programming.info/how-to-extract-arabic-text-from-pdf-fileWith the availability of Aspose library the flexibility for reporting has evolved. It allows customize formatting, the ability to insert images, tables, etc in a document - idisis.comhttp://www.idisis.com/blog/?p=1235http://www.idisis.com/blog/?p=1235The Aspose products are nice and typically worth it from my experience. – Doozer Blake - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/7756273/merging-ppt-files-in-asp-nethttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/7756273/merging-ppt-files-in-asp-netWe've used the .NET Aspose components with a great deal of success. This is a pure managed solution with no interop or office required. - Steve Danner - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/7665062/office-documents-to-pdf/7665179#7665179http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7665062/office-documents-to-pdf/7665179#7665179This has become possible with a free add-on called Aspose.Words that makes MS Word save files in the ePub format in just a few clicks. - Dipaligandhi - geekhowtos.comhttp://www.geekhowtos.com/convert-word-documents-to-epub-format-for-your-ereader-or-ibooks/http://www.geekhowtos.com/convert-word-documents-to-epub-format-for-your-ereader-or-ibooks/I recommend that you take a look at what's available on the component market. Aspose have solid Word generating components for .NET - Kumar - eggheadcafe.comhttp://www.eggheadcafe.com/community/aspnet/17/10364275/how-to-insert-image-to-ms-word-using-aspnet.aspxhttp://www.eggheadcafe.com/community/aspnet/17/10364275/how-to-insert-image-to-ms-word-using-aspnet.aspxSome commercial 3rd-party libraries come with grid controls allowing you to display excel files in your application like Aspose.Cells. - Yahia - stackoverflow.com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7586396/how-can-i-display-excel-data-with-the-xlsx-exstension-in-my-windows-applicationhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/7586396/how-can-i-display-excel-data-with-the-xlsx-exstension-in-my-windows-applicationI use Aspose Cells which does not require Excel installed to create/edit workbooks & extremely easy to use even for complex operations. – Kevininstructor - vbforums.comhttp://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=661237http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=661237We are using Aspose.Pdf for .NET, It is the only tool I have found so far which allows a text-based (xml) specification for the document that allows you to specify things like the page size and margins - Bill Barry - tech.groups.yahoo.comhttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/altdotnet/messageshttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/altdotnet/messagesI highly recommend looking into document manipulation components like that from Aspose - Justin - outsystems.com http://www.outsystems.com/NetworkForums/ViewTopic.aspx?Topic=Integration-Studio---Problem-with-office-documents---COM-ERROR-8004015http://www.outsystems.com/NetworkForums/ViewTopic.aspx?Topic=Integration-Studio---Problem-with-office-documents---COM-ERROR-8004015We produce Excel, Word and Powerpoint outputs from our web app. We now use Aspose products for all these outputs.- DavidPierson- sharpdevelop.nethttp://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/13738.aspxhttp://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/13738.aspxI assume the brand you are talking about in a pdf is a watermark. The aspose pdf allows you to delete and add watermarks from pdfs - Ken - forums.asp.nethttp://forums.asp.net/t/1718479.aspx/1http://forums.asp.net/t/1718479.aspx/1IF you really want to access the Excel-file directly in-memory after upload then you will need some 3rd-party component like Aspose.Cells - Yahia - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6918365/fileuploadcontrol-with-no-file-system-accesshttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6918365/fileuploadcontrol-with-no-file-system-accessOur company has had good experiences so far with ASPOSE.PDF for .NET. Very quick, reliable performance in a web-based app that merges and modifies multiple PDF documents – Jadarnel27 - stackoverflow.com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6998872/pdf-generation-in-net-and-performancehttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6998872/pdf-generation-in-net-and-performanceWe have added support for PowerPoint 2007 documents to both our RasterMaster .NET products using Aspose.Slides - snowbound.comhttp://blog.snowbound.com/rastermaster/1599/rastermaster-net-18-0-x64-with-vs2010-samples-is-here/http://blog.snowbound.com/rastermaster/1599/rastermaster-net-18-0-x64-with-vs2010-samples-is-here/If you need to modify/create Excel files there are some libraries out there which support your scenario for example Aspose.Cells – Yahia - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6825318/error-on-creating-pivot-table-in-excel-from-net-web-applicationhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6825318/error-on-creating-pivot-table-in-excel-from-net-web-applicationBy using the component Aspose Words, you can enable your applications to generate and deliver complex documents and reports directly to your users - Iron Speed Forumshttp://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=5413369http://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=5413369We try running a serial batch process to run Word on the server but it was never reliable. Aspose was much easier to get running that, we wished we found it sooner. - Patrick - linkedin.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/information-technology/computers-software/TCH_ITS_CMP/670320-4969532?searchIdx=0&sik=1311864279525&goback=.asr_1_1311864279525http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/information-technology/computers-software/TCH_ITS_CMP/670320-4969532?searchIdx=0&sik=1311864279525&goback=.asr_1_1311864279525In my opinion, Aspose is one of the best choices compared to other similar tools. It is a reliable solution for exporting word document - Necati - linkedin.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/information-technology/computers-software/TCH_ITS_CMP/670320-4969532?searchIdx=0&sik=1311864279525&goback=.asr_1_1311864279525http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/information-technology/computers-software/TCH_ITS_CMP/670320-4969532?searchIdx=0&sik=1311864279525&goback=.asr_1_1311864279525Well I knew that going with PowerPoint COM would be a problem on a server. Tried Aspose and that solved the problem - Pierre-Luc - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6780534/problem-rendering-a-powerpoint-to-png-in-c-using-com-under-an-iis-service?http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6780534/problem-rendering-a-powerpoint-to-png-in-c-using-com-under-an-iis-service?We use Aspose office libraries and they seem pretty decent. They are for pay, but the cost should be negligible for any reasonable sized org. - Drogin - arstechnica.comhttp://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1150234http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1150234The best alternative I can come up with is to purchase something like Aspose.Total to handle the document->XPS conversion - Ken Smith - stackoverflow.com http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6697847/displaying-office-documents-in-silverlighthttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6697847/displaying-office-documents-in-silverlightThe best approach to working with office documents server-side is to use ASPOSE's products. They were recommended to me by Microsoft - Karl - msdn.microsoft.comhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officegeneral/thread/32479e56-f31a-43da-b94a-728ed1862c5fhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officegeneral/thread/32479e56-f31a-43da-b94a-728ed1862c5fAdd up to 20+ Custom Export Filters to Silverlight Viewer for MS SQL Reporting Services 2008 in 3 Simple Steps using Aspose Rendering Extensions. - V. Korney - perpetuumsoft.com http://blogs.perpetuumsoft.com/silverlight/exportfilters/http://blogs.perpetuumsoft.com/silverlight/exportfilters/There were a few things this converter did. Our images looked really good, software preserved the position, relative size, and clarity of the images - ebookdesigns.nethttp://www.ebookdesigns.net/epub_conversion_programs#postTabs_ul_1029http://www.ebookdesigns.net/epub_conversion_programs#postTabs_ul_1029Aspose.Word has a powerful module called document builder which handles images and everything via a simple interface - Korgman - Barry's Bloghttp://barryclark-korgman.blogspot.com/2011/07/further-to-earlier-post-on-tekerik.htmlhttp://barryclark-korgman.blogspot.com/2011/07/further-to-earlier-post-on-tekerik.htmlAspose.Words for SharePoint is a very capable and easy to use product for converting Word documents within SharePoint – Richard - salamandersoft.co.ukhttp://blog.salamandersoft.co.uk/index.php/2011/07/review-of-aspose-words-for-sharepoint-converting-word-documents-in-sharepoint/http://blog.salamandersoft.co.uk/index.php/2011/07/review-of-aspose-words-for-sharepoint-converting-word-documents-in-sharepoint/I would highly recommend you to go with Aspose.Words – Martin Buberl – stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6302422/openxml-sdk-2-0-vs-aspose-for-server-side-word-2007-document-generation-in-nethttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6302422/openxml-sdk-2-0-vs-aspose-for-server-side-word-2007-document-generation-in-netAspose stuff looks expensive but when you look at the functionality and ease of use it seems to worth every penny - Barry's Bloghttp://barryclark-korgman.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-again.htmlhttp://barryclark-korgman.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-again.htmlThe good thing with Aspose is that it does not require Ms Word installed – Miltos - coderanch.comhttp://www.coderanch.com/t/542220/java/java/Java-API-word-fileshttp://www.coderanch.com/t/542220/java/java/Java-API-word-filesAspose.Words programmatically converts a document to PDF from within a Java application in Linux - cyacomputerblog.com http://meegolinux.cyacomputerblog.com/2011/06/16/watch-convert-doc-to-pdf-on-linux-using-aspose-words-for-javahttp://meegolinux.cyacomputerblog.com/2011/06/16/watch-convert-doc-to-pdf-on-linux-using-aspose-words-for-javaYour best bet is to go with a 3rd party component like ASPOSE. They have no dependency on excel and work well in the server environment - Jeev – forums.asp.nethttp://forums.asp.net/p/1689379/4463709.aspx/1?Re+Excel+with+COM+on+production+server+do+i+need+to+install+office+http://forums.asp.net/p/1689379/4463709.aspx/1?Re+Excel+with+COM+on+production+server+do+i+need+to+install+office+Aspose.Pdf.Kit provides solutions for using PDF to create dynamically merged data into a PDF -Forums.Adobe.com http://forums.adobe.com/thread/863813http://forums.adobe.com/thread/863813Aspose libraries for SharePoint allow certain formats of documents to be automatically converted to PDF-based formats - Performance Matters Bloghttp://blog.rwd.com/2011/06/content-management-mobile-devices-part-2-of-2/http://blog.rwd.com/2011/06/content-management-mobile-devices-part-2-of-2/ASPOSE.Words definitely seems like a strong contender. Code is very simple. Looks like I would need the Developer OEM license - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6272470/c-convert-doc-to-pdf-in-memoryhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6272470/c-convert-doc-to-pdf-in-memorySee a very well developed commercial solution: Aspose.Cells .NET - Jesse Houwing - msdn.microsoft.comhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-CA/exceldev/thread/95a6617e-d932-4fa3-b968-ac046b8361f1http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-CA/exceldev/thread/95a6617e-d932-4fa3-b968-ac046b8361f1Using Aspose.Word plug-in, you can convert a Word file into an ePub file - virtualdavis.comhttp://www.virtualdavis.com/blog/how-format-epubhttp://www.virtualdavis.com/blog/how-format-epubFor creating and/or filling a Word document completely from code, I recommend that you take a look at the Aspose.Words library - Uwe Keim - stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6213118/writing-text-to-word-documenthttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/6213118/writing-text-to-word-documentAspose Pty Ltd, the world's leading .NET and Java component vendor - Marcus P. Zillmanhttp://zillman.blogspot.com/2011/05/banckle-simple-and-secure-collaboration.htmlhttp://zillman.blogspot.com/2011/05/banckle-simple-and-secure-collaboration.htmlWith Aspose components, developers can create, modify, convert, print & combine MS Office files from within their applications without any reliance on MS Office - sdtimes.comhttp://www.sdtimes.com/ASPOSE_SIMPLIFIES_MICROSOFT_OFFICE_INTEGRATION_AND_FILE_MANAGEMENT/By_Sponsored_Content/35527http://www.sdtimes.com/ASPOSE_SIMPLIFIES_MICROSOFT_OFFICE_INTEGRATION_AND_FILE_MANAGEMENT/By_Sponsored_Content/35527Aspose Powerful File Format Components & Controls have Won Many Awards & Accolades - Banckle.comhttp://banckle.com/blog/collaborative-and-social-apps/entry/aspose-a-parent-a-friend-and-now-also-a-partner.htmlhttp://banckle.com/blog/collaborative-and-social-apps/entry/aspose-a-parent-a-friend-and-now-also-a-partner.htmlUsing Aspose.Word plug-in, you can convert a Word file into an ePub file – eBookNewserhttp://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/six-ebook-formatting-tools_b10435http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/six-ebook-formatting-tools_b10435The idea of using an XSL Transform to separate style from content in the context of PDF generation comes from Aspose.Pdf - zxtrix.comhttp://zxtrix.com/2011/05/07/a-good-and-free-way-to-generate-pdfs-from-business-objects/http://zxtrix.com/2011/05/07/a-good-and-free-way-to-generate-pdfs-from-business-objects/Aspose – The world-class solution for Word document conversion – Lulu Press Centerhttp://lulupresscenter.com/press/view/release/apis_againhttp://lulupresscenter.com/press/view/release/apis_againOne thing that impressed me was Aspose.Pdf documentation and help – Peter Vogel from VisualStudioMagazine.comhttp://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Tool-Tracker/2010/10/AsposePDF-Documenation.aspxhttp://visualstudiomagazine.com/Blogs/Tool-Tracker/2010/10/AsposePDF-Documenation.aspxAspose.Words for .NET has a single line API call that does the mailmerge for you. Brilliant! - Charles Emeshttp://charlesemes.blogspot.com/2010/05/converting-xml-to-pdf.htmlhttp://charlesemes.blogspot.com/2010/05/converting-xml-to-pdf.htmlI highly recommend that (Aspose.Words) product if you have to work with a lot of MS Word docs - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1580677/extract-hyperlinks-from-doc/1580702#1580702http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1580677/extract-hyperlinks-from-doc/1580702#1580702Aspose.Slides: It's quite powerful and works well - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/825247/what-are-some-techniques-for-generating-powerpoint-presentations-without-using-of/827247#827247http://stackoverflow.com/questions/825247/what-are-some-techniques-for-generating-powerpoint-presentations-without-using-of/827247#827247I've used Aspose.Cells too and I agree. Its fast and easy - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/211835/the-best-3rd-party-component-for-generating-excel-spreadsheets-from-asp-net/211846#211846http://stackoverflow.com/questions/211835/the-best-3rd-party-component-for-generating-excel-spreadsheets-from-asp-net/211846#211846Aspose.Cells: Believe me, it totally worth as it saves a lot of time and time isn’t free - - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/464902/how-to-open-excel-file-in-c/465753#465753http://stackoverflow.com/questions/464902/how-to-open-excel-file-in-c/465753#465753Aspose.Words: It definitely worths having a look - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/299287/best-way-to-print-invoices-pick-tickets-etc/299376#299376http://stackoverflow.com/questions/299287/best-way-to-print-invoices-pick-tickets-etc/299376#299376Aspose.Words: I highly recommend this solution - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1148781/how-to-create-image-or-other-read-only-format-from-doc/1148933#1148933http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1148781/how-to-create-image-or-other-read-only-format-from-doc/1148933#1148933Aspose.Cells: The most powerful solution I've tried – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1932568/exporting-a-html-table-to-excel/1932572#1932572http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1932568/exporting-a-html-table-to-excel/1932572#1932572I have the need for significant manipulation of excel files. I've found a great product for this, Aspose.Cells - Iron Speed Technical Forumshttp://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=3561578http://sjc.ironspeed.com/post?id=3561578Aspose.Words for .NET is very fast in processing documents compared to other tools I have tried - www.cnet.comhttp://download.cnet.com/Aspose-Words-for-NET/9241-10250_4-10289651.html?messageID=10516474&tag=mncol;uohttp://download.cnet.com/Aspose-Words-for-NET/9241-10250_4-10289651.html?messageID=10516474&tag=mncol;uoAspose.Words is really a great product - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/932414/generating-a-word-document-with-c/932445#932445http://stackoverflow.com/questions/932414/generating-a-word-document-with-c/932445#932445Aspose worked like a charm for 4 years - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/648864/word-xml-to-pdf-on-asp-net-c/973149#973149http://stackoverflow.com/questions/648864/word-xml-to-pdf-on-asp-net-c/973149#973149Aspose would have saved me - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1366675/possible-to-export-content-generated-by-a-web-wysiwyg-editor-to-ms-word/1366778#1366778http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1366675/possible-to-export-content-generated-by-a-web-wysiwyg-editor-to-ms-word/1366778#1366778I went with Aspose.Words, It works great! - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/161791/word-97-2003-document-to-html-conversion-programatically/162235#162235http://stackoverflow.com/questions/161791/word-97-2003-document-to-html-conversion-programatically/162235#162235Aspose.pdf has worked well for me - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/162082/component-for-creating-pdf-files-net/162101#162101http://stackoverflow.com/questions/162082/component-for-creating-pdf-files-net/162101#162101We used Aspose.Words library and it rocks. Totally eliminates Office on the server – Twitter.comhttp://twitter.com/jeremy_wiebe/status/5830576612http://twitter.com/jeremy_wiebe/status/5830576612Aspose.Cells for Java allows very granular control of Excel documents – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/376221/programmatic-mail-merge-style-data-injection-into-existing-excel-spreadsheets/376252#376252http://stackoverflow.com/questions/376221/programmatic-mail-merge-style-data-injection-into-existing-excel-spreadsheets/376252#376252Working with Aspose.Cells for Java saved me a huge amount of headache and time – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/230094/saving-different-csv-files-as-different-sheets-in-a-single-excel-workbook/230181#230181http://stackoverflow.com/questions/230094/saving-different-csv-files-as-different-sheets-in-a-single-excel-workbook/230181#230181Aspose.Words does a pretty good job parsing Word files, has decent enough documentation and a pretty solid forum-based helpdesk – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1646109/java-how-to-paste-append-an-image-on-clipboard-to-a-word-document/1663595#1663595http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1646109/java-how-to-paste-append-an-image-on-clipboard-to-a-word-document/1663595#1663595Aspose.Words for Java can pretty much do anything in terms of automating word document generation without having Word - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/126128/can-java-poi-write-image-to-word-document/126621#126621http://stackoverflow.com/questions/126128/can-java-poi-write-image-to-word-document/126621#126621We used Aspose.Words for Reporting Services for formatting final document in Korean. It worked like a charm - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/622698/can-sql-express-reporting-services-generate-word-documents-from-rdlhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/622698/can-sql-express-reporting-services-generate-word-documents-from-rdlAspose.Slides: It's quite powerful and works well – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/825247/what-are-some-techniques-for-generating-powerpoint-presentations-without-using-of/827247#827247http://stackoverflow.com/questions/825247/what-are-some-techniques-for-generating-powerpoint-presentations-without-using-of/827247#827247Aspose.Words: I am quite happy with that component – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/289922/what-is-the-best-way-to-populate-a-word-2007-template-in-c/290014#290014http://stackoverflow.com/questions/289922/what-is-the-best-way-to-populate-a-word-2007-template-in-c/290014#290014After trying out some of the free alternatives, my team decided on using Aspose.Cells as well. It's very intuitive to use and the code is easy to maintain – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1369361/how-can-i-programatically-create-read-write-an-excel-without-having-office-inst/1369613#1369613http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1369361/how-can-i-programatically-create-read-write-an-excel-without-having-office-inst/1369613#1369613Aspose.Cells is very interesting as it allows a spreadsheet to be the calculation engine of your application – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1235084/what-are-good-methods-to-perform-spreadsheet-like-calculations-in-a-programming-l/1235205#1235205http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1235084/what-are-good-methods-to-perform-spreadsheet-like-calculations-in-a-programming-l/1235205#1235205Aspose.Words works nicely with Tables and sees Word documents as XML documents – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/299287/best-way-to-print-invoices-pick-tickets-etc/299376#299376http://stackoverflow.com/questions/299287/best-way-to-print-invoices-pick-tickets-etc/299376#299376Creating a barcode image and recognizing it from PDF - Nils Arne's bloghttp://blogs.appframe.com/nilsarne/CR4558/VBNET__Aspose_Barcodeshttp://blogs.appframe.com/nilsarne/CR4558/VBNET__Aspose_BarcodesEasy mail merge against PDF documents using Aspose.Pdf.Kit - Compsoft Weblogshttp://compsoftplc.blogspot.com/2009/10/mail-merging-with-pdf-documents.htmlhttp://compsoftplc.blogspot.com/2009/10/mail-merging-with-pdf-documents.htmlI have found Aspose Words to be the best as not everybody can open docx/Office Open XML format files - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/10412/creating-a-word-doc-in-c-net/11155#11155http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10412/creating-a-word-doc-in-c-net/11155#11155Aspose. Pdf for .NET: Best I've used- Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1499627/library-for-doc-xls-to-pdf-tiff-conversion/1499715#1499715http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1499627/library-for-doc-xls-to-pdf-tiff-conversion/1499715#1499715Aspose.Words looks like the easiest fully-supported way to print complex documents from ASP.NET and Windows services - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1303722/is-the-xps-print-path-in-system-printing-supported-on-the-server-side/1586007#1586007http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1303722/is-the-xps-print-path-in-system-printing-supported-on-the-server-side/1586007#1586007Aspose.Barcode is by far the best value and the best to work with - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/613881/how-to-read-a-value-from-a-barcode-reader-using-c/636021#636021http://stackoverflow.com/questions/613881/how-to-read-a-value-from-a-barcode-reader-using-c/636021#636021I've worked with Aspose.Cells for a long time and can really recommend it - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/514944/reading-and-writing-xls-files/514975#514975http://stackoverflow.com/questions/514944/reading-and-writing-xls-files/514975#514975I've used Aspose.Pdf in the past with good results - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/788412/creating-pdf-file-through-asp-net/788422#788422http://stackoverflow.com/questions/788412/creating-pdf-file-through-asp-net/788422#788422After trying a number of different products, Aspose definitely was head and shoulders above the rest - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/159744/converting-ms-word-documents-to-pdf-in-asp-net/204306#204306http://stackoverflow.com/questions/159744/converting-ms-word-documents-to-pdf-in-asp-net/204306#204306I use Aspose for working with Word, makes everything a breeze- Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/282531/export-to-word-document-in-c/283941#283941http://stackoverflow.com/questions/282531/export-to-word-document-in-c/283941#283941Aspose.Words is an awesome tool, Highly recommend it! - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/298456/mail-merge-in-c-with-n-copies/298495#298495http://stackoverflow.com/questions/298456/mail-merge-in-c-with-n-copies/298495#298495I ended up using Aspose.Cells since it seemed like the easiest path - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/439580/best-way-to-programmatically-modify-excel-spreadsheets/1445301#1445301http://stackoverflow.com/questions/439580/best-way-to-programmatically-modify-excel-spreadsheets/1445301#1445301We've been through a number of different PDF generators and convertors over the years and found that the Aspose components provide lots of flexibility and trouble free use - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/1595742/doc-to-pdf-library-not-necessarily-free/1595855#1595855http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1595742/doc-to-pdf-library-not-necessarily-free/1595855#1595855Aspose.Words for .NET works extremely well and the API is fairly intuitive for something that is potentially very complex - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/743987/fill-a-word-document-in-asp-net/743996#743996http://stackoverflow.com/questions/743987/fill-a-word-document-in-asp-net/743996#743996I've been using Aspose.Cells library with great success to write Excel files - Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/871115/what-is-the-best-and-fastest-way-to-write-into-excel-file-using-c/871774#871774http://stackoverflow.com/questions/871115/what-is-the-best-and-fastest-way-to-write-into-excel-file-using-c/871774#871774Aspose.Pdf: Nice API, well documented, light footprint – Stackoverflow.comhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/204860/best-server-side-net-pdf-editing-library/204876#204876http://stackoverflow.com/questions/204860/best-server-side-net-pdf-editing-library/204876#204876Dundas Charts are gorgeous but hard to cost justify. Check out Aspose, Jeffrey Henning - Twitterhttp://twitter.com/JHenning/statuses/963100112http://twitter.com/JHenning/statuses/963100112Aspose.Chart...Perfect solution for my charting problems, Willaim Bath - The Joel on Software Discussion Grouphttp://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?dotnet.12.471279.10http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?dotnet.12.471279.10Aspose.Words, the data conversion software Adobe uses for the EPUB export, Bill Kasdorf - Society for Scholarly Publishinghttp://sspnet.org/News/OReilly_TOC_2009__Breaking_the/news.aspxhttp://sspnet.org/News/OReilly_TOC_2009__Breaking_the/news.aspxAspose.Network leads the top 10 developer tools and software components category - www.devdirect.comhttp://www.devdirect.com/all/TOP_Prod.aspxhttp://www.devdirect.com/all/TOP_Prod.aspxConvert word into html in unix environment - Adobe Dreamweaver Forumshttp://dreamweaverforum.info/advanced-techniques/125353-convert-word-into-html-unix-environment.htmlhttp://dreamweaverforum.info/advanced-techniques/125353-convert-word-into-html-unix-environment.htmlAspose.Words has some killer features, Anthony - http://antscode.blogspot.comhttp://antscode.blogspot.com/2009/03/advanced-word-mail-merge-component.htmlhttp://antscode.blogspot.com/2009/03/advanced-word-mail-merge-component.htmlWord doc to HTML - Infragistics Forumshttp://forums.infragistics.com/forums/t/19428.aspxhttp://forums.infragistics.com/forums/t/19428.aspxWorking with office files, I've always used 3rd party components to do the "heavy lifting" - The Joel on Software Discussion Grouphttp://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.595674.12http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.595674.12Create PDFs from Word and it does work as advertised, Henry - The Joel on Software Discussion Grouphttp://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.533855.12http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.533855.12Using PHP to convert PowerPoints to HTML - The Joel on Software Discussion Grouphttp://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.715796.8http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.715796.8Libraries in my toolkit - Another lesson in Partial Trust - Grant Barringtonhttp://weblogs.asp.net/grantbarrington/archive/2009/01/08/libraries-in-my-toolkit-another-lesson-in-partial-trust.aspxhttp://weblogs.asp.net/grantbarrington/archive/2009/01/08/libraries-in-my-toolkit-another-lesson-in-partial-trust.aspxAspose powers PowerPoint users, Nettie Hartsock - Planet PDFhttp://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=Aspose_powers_PowerPoint_users&gid=7779&nl=pphttp://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=Aspose_powers_PowerPoint_users&gid=7779&nl=ppThe feature of supporting .MSG file is so good, ComponentSource Reviewshttp://www.componentsource.com/products/aspose-network-net/reviews.htmlhttp://www.componentsource.com/products/aspose-network-net/reviews.htmlThe finest product of its kind, ComponentSource Reviewshttp://www.componentsource.com/products/aspose-barcode-net/reviews.htmlhttp://www.componentsource.com/products/aspose-barcode-net/reviews.htmlI am actually still amazed at Aspose, The Joel on Software Discussion Grouphttp://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.596168http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.596168We are using the extremely excellent Aspose Words, David Coletta - Buzzwordhttp://www.colettas.org/?p=222http://www.colettas.org/?p=222DOCX support from down under, Doug Mahugh - Open XML file formatshttp://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2008/02/13/docx-support-from-down-under.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2008/02/13/docx-support-from-down-under.aspxAspose.Words rocks, John Seguin - MSDN Forums Discussionhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/oxmlsdk/thread/e215db3f-d858-4c55-a9c8-9ee51636aac8/http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/oxmlsdk/thread/e215db3f-d858-4c55-a9c8-9ee51636aac8/Adobe Buzzword HTML Export, Karl Herrick - www.karlherrick.comhttp://karlherrick.com/dev/?p=146http://karlherrick.com/dev/?p=146The Word file format as a career, Ryan Ackley - www.TextMining.orghttp://collabowriter.blogspot.com/2007/08/word-file-format-as-career.htmlhttp://collabowriter.blogspot.com/2007/08/word-file-format-as-career.htmlApose.Words supports WordprocessingML, Brian Jones - Open XML Formatshttp://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2006/10/27/friday-thoughts-oct-27-2006.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2006/10/27/friday-thoughts-oct-27-2006.aspx