Embedding Microsoft Word in Java

Hi,
i want to embed Microsoft word in my java application. Can anyone one tell me how to embed word in java. By embedding, I don't mean to invoke word from java. I want to use word as an editor in java.
Thanks,
Ashu

COM-JAVA bi-directional bridge can be used to transfer calls between Java-COM-Java. Almost all the MS products come as COM Components which by COM specifications can be reused or upgraded with out any need for recompilation.
By using bi-directionaly bridge we can make such a way that Word is extended from Canvas and add to any java component. All the connection points (In COM Tech, Connection points are used for event firing) can be converted as events and methods calls can be directed thru bridge.
I checked out JIntegra. Its good and working fine. They give u a limited time evaluation version and after that you have to pay. Check out JIntegra at linar.com
Check this thread for a sample code. It shows how I can use IE in panel.
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=57&thread=143800
Good luck,
Mohan

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Yes I checked Google, yes I checked these forums and so on. Basically, what I'm trying to do is read in a word file, check for certain words (its a code that users will write in the word document) and then check those codes to see if they match a code in a text file (most likely another word document) and then append to that code the description that follows the matching code from the database to the existing word document.
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report like active users.
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window that says the following:
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longer get this window.
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"Open With
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find later. In this case put in "11i word type".
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I am trying to make a program that read a word document, and split the document in to each pages and save each pages with file as it's footer of each pages.
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