problem while Creating a word document using asp.net.

i add a COM reference to my project by right clicking in the solution explorer on References->Add Reference. Click on the COM tab and look for the Microsoft Word 10.0 Object Library. Click Select and OK.

Then i included the following namespace

using Microsoft.Office.Core;

and typed

Word.ApplicationClass oWordApp = new Word.ApplicationClass();

and i tried to build the application.i am getting the following error.

The type or namespace name 'Word' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

for creating a word document is the presence of microsoft office is compulsory?

Please give me clarification .

Thanks in advance.

Add the Office Core Object library and the Microsoft Word Object library: I ran this code in an asp.net 2.0 project and it went okay.

using System;

using System.Data;

using System.Configuration;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Security;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using Microsoft.Office.Core;

using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page

{

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass oWordApp =

new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass();

}