How to Create a MsWord TOC without automation?

Question

I'm using Aspose.Words to construct a Word Document programmatically (C#) on a server. The dynamically generated documents can be imported by clients via a web interface. Everything is great except I'm unable to generate a TOC. I've already exhausted my options with Aspose. Updating TOC fields is simply not a feature that Aspose currently supports. So... I'm open to any other viable solution even if it involves other third-party components. Automation has been ruled out because the Word Document is constructed on the server-side and Microsoft does not recommend using Automation on servers.

Can anyone suggest a solution? The optimal solution would be simply to be able to programmatically do a TOC Field Update. The solution cannot require installation of Word on the server. Are there any server-side reporting components that support this feature?

If a simple TOC Field Update solution is not available, then the next best thing would probably be the ability to programmatically construct a TOC by inspecting the Word document and extracting page numbers.

All ideas and input are welcome. I need a solution very soon.

Thanks,

Ed

are you using wordML to build this? or the word.document object? — gehsekky
I'm not using wordML, I'm using Aspose's Document Object Model. But, if there's a reasonable way to build a TOC using WordML, I'm opening to using it. — Ed Chaparro

Calim Calim · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-10T15:07:33

Check this

http://www.aspose.com/documentation/.net-components/aspose.words-for-.net-and-java/aspose.words.documentbuilder.inserttableofcontents.html

BUt i can't find a way to generate it automatically without using F9 key in MS Word...

How to Create a MsWord TOC without automation?

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