So I have this application that transfers files from a host to remote machine. The remote app then processes the documents into the proper places and creates database entries for each one. The remote machine also acts as a user interface. The documents are Word Perfect 5.1 in nature. I need to use Word or WP8 to resave the files in a 32 bit format as well as print them. Im not extremely familiar with automation- and none of the material I've read so far has been very comprehensive on the subject of use code to manipulate Word for example to do what I need it to do. Does anyone know of any great books on the subject? Or any resource material that might help.

Thanks...
Tom Welch