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New Open XML videos - Java API and Package Explorer

ryanh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:05:00 GMT

There are two new Open XML videos available. To view them click the links below: Julien Chable has been working on an open-source API project that would give Java developers a tool for rapid development of Open XML solutions. To view the video click here. Wouter Van Vugt is the architect of Package Explorer, and Doug Mahugh sat down with Wouter in Building 20 recently to discuss the status of the program and see a demonstration of some of its recently added new functionality. If you're doing...(read more)

New Library Article: SpreadsheetML Made Easy Using C#

ryanh — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Tim discusses the experience of working with Open XML SDK 2.0.

The Project deliverable was an application that would periodically generate a new version of a standard spreadsheet, using the latest data from a database.

Click here to read the full article.

New Library Article: PHP Library for the Dynamical Generation of Open XML Microsoft Word documents

ryanh — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:23:00 GMT

Eduardo Ramos discusses a Project for the Spanish National Research Council.

The Project deliverable was an application that could generate dynamic reports in Microsoft Office Open XML from the data gathered for its 2009 Action Plan using a LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) platform.

Click here to read the full article.

Interview: Johann Granados - PowerTools

ryanh — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Read the full interview with Johann Granados here. Interview with Johann Granados the creator of Open XML PowerTools on all things Open XML, his interests and Costa Rica! ...(read more)

New Library Article: Organization Chart using the Open XML SDK 2.0

ryanh — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:00 GMT

This sample VB.NET code shows you how you can generate the classic org chart using the DrawingML. The code provided reads from any LDAP source to obtain the hierarchy and generates a diagram of the hierarchy. Click here to read the full article....(read more)

New Library Article: Formatted Excel using SDK 2.0 and .NET

KirstyH — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT

Often as a developer you need to write code that creates an Excel document from your database or report. Lots of blogs are already out there that explain how you can get the browser to open up Excel to display your data in columns. However a sample has just been uploaded that shows how you can leverage Open XML to do additional formatting on the document - such as: setting a page header, freezing the column headings, and row formatting. This way your users can open a nicely...(read more)

Interview with Zeyad Rajabi

Intergen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Interview with Zeyad Rajabi an Open XML document format program manager within the Microsoft Office division. Video is available here....(read more)

Custom UI Editor now available for beta Office 2010

jenw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

The Custom UI Editor has been updated so that it now works with the RTM version of Office 2007 AND the beta version of Office 2010. It also incorporates a few usability improvements. The main highlights of the tool are: adds support for dual parts where one is Office 2007 custom UI and the other is Office 2010 custom UI contains both the Office 2007 and Office 2010 custom schemas The Custom UI editor can be found, along with a brief article about it, here...(read more)

New Library Article: Mail Merging with a Custom Client Using the Open XML SDK 2.0

KirstyH — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Building your own Mail Merge application with Open XML SDK 2.0.

Here is another take on mail merge automation inside an application. If you want to program an application to generate documents from your data then you don't want to automate Word to do this on your server. While there are excellent tools for this purpose such as at www.aspose.com, this new sample shows an approach that can work in simple situations if you are using Open XML. It uses standard Mail Merge field codes that can be created inside Word. Now you can create an test your mail merge in Word, but then generate the documents directly from a database application. Note that for more complex mail merge scenarios you’d probably want to code XSLT as in earlier sample posted here. The sample is a simple Customer acknowledgement screen that creates and opens a customised letter in Word.

Click here to read the article in full.

Interview: English: Xiaoyu - Content developer for www.openxmldeveloper.org

KirstyH — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:32:00 GMT

Xiaoyu is a content developer for the www.openxmldeveloper.org site and is based in China. In this interview he talks about his experiences with Open XML and the www.openxmldeveloper.org site. Read the full article here.

Interview: Chinese: Xiaoyu - Content developer for www.openxmldeveloper.org

KirstyH — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:30:00 GMT

小宇热衷于Open XML的开发, 是www.openxmldeveloper.org 的贡献者之一，他住在中国成都。
在这个简短的采访中，小宇谈了一下他对从事Open XML的开发和www.openxmldeveloper.org 网站的经验和体会。Read the full article here.

Interview: Maarten Balliauw, MVP ASP.NET

KirstyH — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:13:00 GMT

Read the full interview with Maarten Balliau here.

Maarten Balliauw is a MVP ASP.NET and is a .NET Software Engineer at RealDolmen. His interests are mainly in web applications development in ASP.NET (C#) or PHP. In this interview he discusses his experiences working with PHPExcel and Open XML.

Interview: James Newton King – TextGlow and Content Developer for www.openxmldeveloper.org

KirstyH — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:25:00 GMT

Read the full interview with James Newton-King here. James built TextGlow using Open XML and Silverlight, and is a regular contributor to the www.openxmldeveloper.org site. He provides insight and helpful tips on developing with Open XML....(read more)

Third CTP Released for the Open XML SDK

KirstyH — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:32:00 GMT

The third CTP for Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office has just been released, with three key improvements: Semantic level validation support for Office 2007 XML files Markup compatibility/ extensibility support for Office versions Improvements based on your feedback in AutoSave, Base Classes for CustomXml objects, and Simple Types for Boolean Type attributes Click the following links to Download and read more about this release....(read more)

New Library Article: A Photo Slideshow Presentation Using the Open XML SDK 2.0

KirstyH — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:16:00 GMT

We now have an article on a PhotoParser application here. The article shows how using Open XML Format SDK 2.0 (and its included tools) makes generating and manipulating the content of a PowerPoint document easy. And focuses on the parts of the application that utilise the Open XML SDK. For the full code, download here....(read more)