Asp.net and word 2003

Refer : http://www.csharpfriends.com/Articles/getArticle.aspx?articleID=112 u can use a generic handler to view the file. refer:http http://geekswithblogs.net/dotNETvinz/archive/2009/04/24/displaying-image-to-image-control-based-on-user-selection-in.aspx or use this code protected void Button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { int id = Convert.ToInt32(TextBox2.Text); Response.ContentType = "octet/stream"; Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=file.doc"); Stream strm = ShowEmpImage(id); byte[] buffer = new byte[4096]; int byteSeq = strm.Read(buffer, 0, 4096); while (byteSeq > 0) { Context.Response.OutputStream.Write(buffer, 0, byteSeq); byteSeq = strm.Read(buffer, 0, 4096); } } public Stream ShowEmpImage(int empno) { SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=<>;User ID=<>;Password=<>"); string sql = "SELECT File FROM WHERE Id = @ID"; SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, con); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ID", empno); con.Open(); object img = cmd.ExecuteScalar(); try { return new MemoryStream((byte[])img); } catch { return null; } finally { con.Close(); } }