Auto-generating word documents from word templates

How would one go about generating a word document based off of a word template (.dot)? For example, I have a simple JSP form which has a field "Last Name". When submitted, the "Last Name" is plugged into a corresponding bookmark in a .dot file. Then the .dot file is saved as a .doc file and presented to the user for download. So, breaking it down:
1. User fills out a jsp form with "Last Name" and hits the submit button
2. The submit button triggers a routine to:
a. open a .dot file on the server (static location)
b. find the bookmark where the last name should be plugged in
c. plugs the value of last name
d. saves the .dot as a word document
e. presents to the user for download
Has anyone done a similar thing before? Any pointers?

There's a lot of templating projects around that are usable in Java. I'm not aware of any that use closed proprietary technology like Word and I wouldn't base my design on that either. If you're stuck with that idea then I don't have any suggestions.

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