Announcing the Open XML SDK April 2008 CTP ... live on MSDN...
What is the Open XML Format SDK?
The Open XML Format SDK Technology Preview simplifies the task of manipulating Open XML packages. The Open XML Application Programming Interface (API) encapsulates many common tasks that developers perform on Open XML packages, so you can perform complex operations with just a few lines of code. Using this API, you can programmatically generate and manipulate Word 2007 documents, Excel 2007 spreadsheets, and PowerPoint 2007 presentations. The programming model uses managed code, so it's safe for server-side scenarios.
Where do I get the SDK?
You can download the new SDK from here:
· http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD0B72FB-4A1D-4C52-BDB5-7DD7E816D046&displaylang=en
Bugs
· If you have any problems or bugs to report, please email directly to Open XML SDK Issues
Additional Resources
More information on how to use the SDK can be found in the following MSDN Library:
· http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb448854.aspx
Additional information with links to videos, how-to articles, overviews, Open XML Format information, etc. can be found here:
· XML in Office Developer Portal
· Office Open XML Formats Resource Center
· Wouter van Vugt: http://blogs.code-counsel.net/Wouter/
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