Manipulating .doc files using c++

It's always better to write question in detail so that it's easier to offer help. So, are you simply trying to create, edit a .doc files using C++ code or you want to perform more complex options? If the .Doc file is text only, you could simply convert it into RTF or .txt and then manipulate it. Here's what Microsoft says about it on: Source: #-Link-Snipped-#

There are three basic ways you can use Automation: MFC, #import, and C/C++:

C/C++ Automation is much more difficult, but sometimes necessary to avoid overhead with MFC, or problems with #import. Basically, you work with such APIs as CoCreateInstance(), and COM interfaces such as IDispatch and IUnknown.

You may even refer to this post by Joel: #-Link-Snipped-#