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Visual Studio Tools for Office
ServerDocument Object
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SoftArtisans OfficeWriter
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Functionality
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| 1. |
Inserts
data into a cache which resides in a separate
document stream (this does not require Office
on the server because the Excel or Word binary
are never opened - the data is only stored
in a parallel stream) |
| 2. |
The
document is opened on the client |
| 3. |
The
VSTO runtime invokes Office to merge the separate
data stream into the main document (the actual
Excel or Word file is built on the client) |
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| 1. |
Generates
pure binary files on the server without using
Microsoft Office |
| 2. |
Streams
them as plain Excel/Word binary files to the
client where they are handled like any other
document. |
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System
Requirements
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| Server: |
.NET runtime,
VSTO runtime |
| Client: |
Microsoft
Office 2003,
.NET runtime,
VSTO runtime |
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| Server: |
.NET runtime,
OfficeWriter |
| Client: |
Any application
able to read Excel or Word |
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Licensing
& Total Cost
(50 Users)
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Server:
(1 License)
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.NET
runtime,
VSTO runtime - $799 |
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Client:
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Microsoft
Office 2003,
.NET runtime,
VSTO runtime - $799 |
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TOTAL:
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Server:
(1 License)
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.NET
runtime,
OfficeWriter |
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Client:
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There are no client-side
licensing requirements
for OfficeWriter
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TOTAL:
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