Speeding up automation in javascript?

[ajliles]

Hi,

I'm currently generating reports on-the-fly by automating Microsoft Word on the client from a web page using javascript. This works fine apart from being very slow - I understand that this is due to the way that javascript binds to ActiveX objects at run-time (ie, late binding).

Does anybody know of a way to speed up OLE automation from javascript?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Adrian.

 

[jemminger]

sheesh - are you required to use Word? how about just creating an HTML page on the fly?

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-jeff

 

[ajliles]

Yes, I have to use word because I'm starting with a document template and just filling in the gaps using script - the template contains a number of tables and some graphics; and also because the generated report is just a starting point - once generated the user can then edit, print, email, or save the document. This type of activity would be difficult to achieve using HTML reports.

Adrian.

 

[jemminger]

hmm...sorry, I have no experience in linking ActiveX with javascript.

perhaps trollacious or xutopia here could help?
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if (!succeed) try();
-jeff