>>>I will need to build a table of contents within the document.
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>>>Using Word Automation I have been able to insert WORD codes to make this happen automatically.
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>>>We will wish to have that feature again because the final document will be modified slightly here and there before printing the final version.
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>>>The table of contents will need to reflect those changes.
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>>>Any thoughts on that ?
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>>Just a quick idea. Do one in word (manually or with your current code) and saveas HTML. Check HTM created. It would have additional office tags. Get the tags needed and apply.
>>Cetin
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>Well, I did that and you are right ... the codes are there for me to inspect.
>That is the good news.
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>The bad news is that each table of contents entry is comprised of about 25 lines code with numerous style sheet values, etc ...
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>I would have to take a course on just this topic to deal with it.
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>Unless I can somehow disregard 95% of that code, I am afraid that is not going to work.
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>Depending upon some trade-offs here, it might be possible to simply build a table of contents at the very end from within WORD.

Rereading your TOC problem, I think I misunderstood. You weren't after putiing some word fields in doc, but creating a TOC. Yes in that case I'd just saveas doc and then create TOC via automation.
Cetin