How to create pdf documents with node js
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I have a letter saved as word document that i currently fill with certain fields for each user i have in my system. I do this manually and then save it as a pdf before sending it in an email.
I am developing a MEAN stack app that can send emails etc and store all the users for my system, and now want to start generating these letters at the backend automatically. The options I have come across so far would be creating pdf or templates using npm Javascript libraries or html. This is fine if i have one doc but if i plan on having more in the future, creating this template for each doc is quite time consuming. Is there a way in node to open a word doc replace place holders and then save as a pdf or something similar, so that i could use word to create templates rather than hard coding templates. (or any other interesting solution for that matter).
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asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
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I have a letter saved as word document that i currently fill with certain fields for each user i have in my system. I do this manually and then save it as a pdf before sending it in an email.
I am developing a MEAN stack app that can send emails etc and store all the users for my system, and now want to start generating these letters at the backend automatically. The options I have come across so far would be creating pdf or templates using npm Javascript libraries or html. This is fine if i have one doc but if i plan on having more in the future, creating this template for each doc is quite time consuming. Is there a way in node to open a word doc replace place holders and then save as a pdf or something similar, so that i could use word to create templates rather than hard coding templates. (or any other interesting solution for that matter).
javascript node.js ms-word mean-stack
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
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Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
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Nov 22 at 13:51
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I have a letter saved as word document that i currently fill with certain fields for each user i have in my system. I do this manually and then save it as a pdf before sending it in an email.
I am developing a MEAN stack app that can send emails etc and store all the users for my system, and now want to start generating these letters at the backend automatically. The options I have come across so far would be creating pdf or templates using npm Javascript libraries or html. This is fine if i have one doc but if i plan on having more in the future, creating this template for each doc is quite time consuming. Is there a way in node to open a word doc replace place holders and then save as a pdf or something similar, so that i could use word to create templates rather than hard coding templates. (or any other interesting solution for that matter).
javascript node.js ms-word mean-stack
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
I have a letter saved as word document that i currently fill with certain fields for each user i have in my system. I do this manually and then save it as a pdf before sending it in an email.
I am developing a MEAN stack app that can send emails etc and store all the users for my system, and now want to start generating these letters at the backend automatically. The options I have come across so far would be creating pdf or templates using npm Javascript libraries or html. This is fine if i have one doc but if i plan on having more in the future, creating this template for each doc is quite time consuming. Is there a way in node to open a word doc replace place holders and then save as a pdf or something similar, so that i could use word to create templates rather than hard coding templates. (or any other interesting solution for that matter).
javascript node.js ms-word mean-stack
javascript node.js ms-word mean-stack
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
asked Nov 22 at 12:37
Arthur Le Calvez
89111
89111
Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
– unflores
Nov 22 at 13:51
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Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
– unflores
Nov 22 at 13:51
Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
– unflores
Nov 22 at 13:51
Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
– unflores
Nov 22 at 13:51
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Your question is actually hiding a second, which is "how do you read a word doc?". I think this was downvoted because the question is so vague that it can probably be answered with "go find a lib for reading word docs and another for writing pdfs."
– unflores
Nov 22 at 13:51