Replacing tags in a ms word file in linux

nfn

This is my 1 post ...

I've been searching for something that i can't find and some help would be apreciated.

I have a ms word file with some tags inside like #costumer#, #date#, etc and I would like to recive the values from a form, replace the tags and send the new file to the user.

When ever I try to replace the tags with some values and try to open the new file, words say "The document name or path is not valid"

The system is not windows so ... is there any solution for this problem?
Is there a way to do this in a non windows system?

Thanks

Nuno

bogu

nfn wrote:
Is there a way to do this in a non windows system?

Using php? I dont think so ...

nfn wrote:
When ever I try to replace the tags with some values and try to open the new file, words say "The document name or path is not valid"

Can I see the script?

nfn

I'm trying with fread and fwrite.

$fr = fopen("tpl.doc", "r");
$string = fread($fr, filesize("tpm.doc"));
$string = str_replace("#_NAME_#", $f_name, $string);
$string = str_replace("#_DATE_#", $f_date, $string);
$fw = fopen("tmp/dl.doc", "w");
fwrite($fw, $string);
fclose($fw);
fclose($fr);

I notice that phpMyAdmin can export to msword.
Is it possible to use the same funciotn to do the same here?

Thanks

Nuno

bogu

First of all, u open tpl.doc file and read length is compared with tpm.doc...

Second of all, how is the content of the tpl.doc file when u echo it into your browser, can u see #NAME# and #DATE#, I dont think so, because ms word files are binary files ...

nfn

Sorry, that was a mistake. tpm.doc is tpl.doc

tpl.doc has strings like #NAME# and #DATE# all over the document.
I don't understand you question.
When I open tpl.doc in the browser, word come up and show me the tpl.doc with the tags (#NAME#) inside.

Nuno

thorpe

What do you see when you run this?

$fr = fopen("tpl.doc", "r");
$string = fread($fr, filesize("tpl.doc"));
echo $string;

That is what you need to do your replace on. MS Word docs are as stated, a binary.

nfn

I see lots of characteres, but I don't see the tags (#NAME#)
So, this is not possible.

bogu

nfn wrote:
So, this is not possible.

Nope is not possible ...

thorpe

It should theoreticaly be possible. How easy..? Thats another question.

Try creating a doc file with just #NAME# in it, then view it via the method posted. What does that look like?