Convert Word doc file to docx on a server without Word

Question

I would like to use c# to convert a doc file to docx file.

Can this be done without Word on a server?

Answer 1

I'm not sure it is possible without Word installed.

Have a look at this:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsto/thread/f51bdd0c-b022-45c6-8af5-6ed79ad576fd/