C#, docx

[lsg]

Hi,
Anybody know how to open docx (MS Word) file, retrive all formfields,
insert text and print in c# ?

Best Regards
Leszek

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

You have two choices:
1) use the Word Object model by setting a COM tab reference to the
appropriate version of Word.

2)Since docx files are XML, parse the Xml with the Office Xml APIs:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms406049.aspx

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[Tom Shelton]

You have two choices:
1) use the Word Object model by setting a COM tab reference to the
appropriate version of Word.

2)Since docx files are XML, parse the Xml with the Office Xml APIs:

Docx files are not xml. They are zip files that contain the xml
files. To open them and manipulate their contents, the OP will want
to look at the System.IO.Packaging namepsace from .NET 3.0 and above.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Docx files are not xml. They are zip files that contain the xml
files. To open them and manipulate their contents, the OP will want
to look at the System.IO.Packaging namepsace from .NET 3.0 and above.

On older .NET versions it should be possible to use #ZipLib to
get a Stream and use that by XmlDocument Load.

Arne

 

[Tom Shelton]

On older .NET versions it should be possible to use #ZipLib to
get a Stream and use that by XmlDocument Load.

Arne

Sure - it should definately be possible. If you change the name of a
docx file to name.zip, you can actually open it with windows explorer,
just like a normal zip archive.

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Good poiint, and I have done this several times. Should have said "zipped
xml"!

--Peter
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On Nov 28, 2:10 pm, Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]
You have two choices:
1) use the Word Object model by setting a COM tab reference to the
appropriate version of Word.

2)Since docx files are XML, parse the Xml with the Office Xml APIs:

Docx files are not xml. They are zip files that contain the xml
files. To open them and manipulate their contents, the OP will want
to look at the System.IO.Packaging namepsace from .NET 3.0 and above.

On older .NET versions it should be possible to use #ZipLib to
get a Stream and use that by XmlDocument Load.

Arne

Sure - it should definately be possible. If you change the name of a
docx file to name.zip, you can actually open it with windows explorer,
just like a normal zip archive.

 

[Vitalii Symon]

Not sure about printing but you can merge open xml (docx) document using invoke docx lib. It doesn't need COM or p/invoke + is free.

i used it in several projects and it worked well.

p.s. http://invoke.co.nz/products/docx.aspx