Connecting CF to OpenOffice (convert html to doc)

I have a simple problem that appears to have a difficult solution.
I need to convert an HTML file to a DOC file (an actual word document, not just the extension)
In the past I would use cfobject to connect to Word, open the file and then save it as a word file. This required Word to be installed on the server and got a little fuzzy win running in 64bit so the solution needs to skip Word being installed.
I've seen Apache's POI and some talk about using Open Office. Using Open Office would be the prefered solution as this will already be installed on the server.
Does anyone know an easy way (free or cheap) to convert an HTML file to a DOC file?
Even if you know how to use ColdFusion to connect to Open Office I can start there.
Thanks for any help!!

Hey Adam, no need to appologize at all. I was really hoping you had a solution with that link!!
Please don't feel like you have to spend too much time on it, I know I've spent tons of hours on this over the years.
Solution that DID work:
Created a word document and saved it as an HTML file (these files have all the Microsoft tags in them allowing me to set how the file will open in word as well as enable Trach Changes. Its not just a simply HTML file)
Use CF to to replace text and create new HTML files
Start Word as a COM object using CF
Open the Word file using CF
Save as a DOC file using CF (It must be a REAL doc file, not just a file with a doc extension)
Close Word
This solution worked until I had to move the site to a 64bit server. It did not like to open Word after the move. I also understand that Word isn't necessarily made to be run on a server and I don't want to install it anymore and rely on it so I'm moving past this as a solution.
Solution I want to work:
Create the HTML files like I have before
Use OpenOffice or POI to convert to an actual Word file
I've had problems with this. OpenOffice doesn't open the HTML files in Writer. It opens in Writer/Web and doesn't have the ability to save as a doc, only as other HTML files. I tried to use POI but I can't seem to get it to simply open a file and save it. It would be way to difficult and I have to much formatting to create it on the fly, I also need Track Changes enabled when the file is open.
Anyway, that's where I am. I think a company called Aspose has a product called "Aspose.Words for Java" which may work BUT it costs more than the projects budget will allow and its a yearly cost not just a one time up front cost.
Thanks for taking a look. I may need to break my overall process to create the files, have the user download a zip file of the 100 HTML files and then have them manually open and save them as doc files and then upload a new zip file. I could then continue the processes my files go through.
Thanks!

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