"SQL" Office Framework

An SQL based platform for Microsoft Word template development with Office 2010

With large numbers of firms in the legal sector converting to Office 2010, migration is proving to be more troublesome than with previous versions, this is down to major changes to the way that Word operates. There is a new user interface and an XML based file format (docx), which replaces the "doc" format which has been around since the beginning.

Office Framework provides a number of features and tools, and combined with other products that we have developed - migrating to Office 2010, and converting to C#/VB.NET is now easy.

The majority of template development does not actually require any knowledge of how to develop Microsoft Word programmatically, as most of the code relates to collecting data from third party software products and the user. Office Framework handles most of the interaction between Word and therefore migration can been a fast process.

Office Framework has been implemented all over the world, from Europe, Americas and the Far East, and as such we have the expertise to deal with a multi-lingual template system.

Key Features

  • Create Word 2010 Ribbons with no knowledge or code
  • Easily import existing toolbars, xml files ext with the Office Develop API
  • Manage template data easily (Offices, Locations, Translations, Templates, User Interface)
  • Produce end solutions in .NET or VBA
  • Instantly convert VBA dialogs to .NET with VBA Userform Converter

Digital Signature Manager

VBA Userform Converter

The typical time to recreate by hand a complex VBA user form in .NET with all control names, tab orders is around 2 hours for a knowledgeable user. Digital Signature Manager can convert these in a matter of seconds. All that is left to be done after conversion is moving and converting the associated logic code for the form, and making minor adjustments to the form.

Rapidly convert a large number of VBA user forms from any Microsoft VBA project (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) to either C#/VB.NET. Once conversion is complete, using Digital Signature Manager - forms can then be imported into any Visual Studio 2010 project.