title: Read DOC and DOCX files in C#
body: <p>I'm trying to read Word files with C#. I just need the text from the word document. </p>
  
  <p>I'm using NetOffice library. It works ok if there is Micorsoft Word installed on the machine, but throws  exception if the MS Word isn't installed.</p>
  
  <p>Error: "Word.ApplicationNetOffice progId not found. Word.Application at NetOffice.COMObject.CreateFromProgId(String progId)"</p>
  
  <p>I'm guessing that this doesn't work because NetOffice uses Interop for manipulating word files. Are there any open source libraries that can read DOC or DOCX files (or one library for DOC and one for DOCX)?</p>