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Open XML SDK CTP

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Blatant snip from the press release:

Today at TechEd we announced the availability of the Microsoft SDK for Open XML Formats – June 2007 Technology Preview, which will be downloadable for free from the Open XML Developer Center as well as at this URL: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD0B72FB-4A1D-4C52-BDB5-7DD7E816D046&displaylang=en.  The download package will go live later today.

There will also be an MSDN forum for this SDK available at this URL: https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1647&SiteID=1

The SDK includes .NET assemblies that provide a programmable object model for the Ecma formats, along with sample code and how to articles. The SDK will enable developers to decrease their development time for scenarios such as:

    1. Creating documents programmatically
    2. Customizing parts within documents
    3. Adding and inspecting custom XML schema within documents
    4. Working with and customizing document properties

Technorati tags: Office 2007, Open XML, SDK

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  • Anonymous
    June 04, 2007
    Does it have anything to convert old office documents formats like (.DOC,.PPT) to OpenXML and vice versa ?

  • Anonymous
    June 04, 2007
    To bulk convert legacy Office documents to the new XML formats take a look at the Office Migration Planning Manager.  http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/d0373697-31f5-4fc5-8dd1-1b9d7f35842f1033.mspx?mfr=true

  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2007
    Thanks, Ive checked it out but is there a way to convert between file formats without MS Office on user machine ?

  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2007
    Your two options are to use the Office client apps on a document by document basis, or to use the bulk migration approach as per the Migration Planning Manager.  Is there a particular reason you want to be able to do this yourself programmatically?

  • Anonymous
    June 06, 2007
    One option is to programmatically call OFC.EXE, the converter program from the Office Migration Planning Manager.  Here's some info on that approach: http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2007/02/09/converting-office-documents-to-open-xml.aspx

  • Anonymous
    June 06, 2007
    Yes I want to do it programmatically but without MSO on user machine. Dont ask why :) Thanks for replies :)