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Document editing (.doc) in browsers

I am developing a web application with asp.net web formats, and in this application I have some documents (.doc, .docx, .rtf files) and my client wants to edit these files in a browser, they want to open the document in an editor , edit, save it on the server (without loading) and close it. I know this is difficult, but I would like to know if this is possible, or is there an easy way to do this. We find something like Microsoft's SkyDrive.

PS: We can pay for the components if you can offer something that really works.

Thanks!

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IF clients have Office installed:

I would recommend http://www.webdavsystem.com/server - this allows you to create the “virtual file system” ( WebDAV , which is based on HTTP) that Office can get, thus allowing the client to open / edit / save the document (DOCX etc.) via HTTP (S) ... it is pure .NET, integrates perfectly with ASP.NET and even has a JavaScript-accessible API ... esp. The upcoming V 3 comes with a wizard that allows you to easily add this functionality to your ASP.NET application ... (just a happy client, not an affiliated one).

If clients do not have Office installed, then it becomes difficult:

For full support, you will need some kind of Silverlight / Flash / ActiveX / JavaApplet, which runs in the client browser and supports the necessary editing functions ...

I am not aware of such quality-quality components other than Microsoft: see http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/online-software.aspx

You can integrate them into your web application, although they will not offer the full range of Office features in the browser ...

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