COMate example Demo-retrieve text from word doc using GetObj

[Andi]

Hi, the example mentioned above works fine. But how can I make the document visible which was opened in this way? My guess was, to comment out the line "WordDocObject\Release()". But this results only in a document with a totally empty grey "text field", in which you even can't insert text. - Thanks.

[Kiffi]

Hi, the example mentioned above works fine. But how can I make the document visible which was opened in this way?

do you mean something like this:

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Define.COMateObject WordApplication

MyWordDoc$ = "C:\Programme\Microsoft ActiveSync\readme.doc"

WordApplication = COMate_CreateObject("Word.Application")

If WordApplication
  WordApplication\Invoke("Documents\Open('" +MyWordDoc$ + "')")
  WordApplication\SetProperty("Visible=#True")
  MessageRequester("", "Word is visible now. Press OK to quit Word")
  WordApplication\Invoke("Quit")
  WordApplication\Release()
Else
  MessageRequester("COMate", "Couldn't create WordApplication!")
EndIf

Greetings ... Kiffi

P.S.: Andi, wieso fragste nicht im deutschen Forum?

[Andi]

@Kiffi: Sure, I could have asked in the German forum. But I thought, the members of the German forum are also members of the English forum but not vice versa. That is the only reason.

With regard to your example: Yes, I know that I can use the Invoke()-method to open a document. But I try to do the same with the GetObject()-method. The reason is, that after closing a document, which was opened via the Invoke-method, the Word menu bar is "frozen".

[srod]

Andi, the example you mention gets a document object, not a Word application object!

[Kiffi]

@Andi: The following example uses GetObject() (ist es das, was Du suchtest?):

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Define.COMateObject WordDocObject

MyWordDoc$ = "c:\My.doc"

WordDocObject = COMate_GetObject(MyWordDoc$, "Word.Document")

If WordDocObject
  WordDocObject\SetProperty("Application\Visible = #True")
  text$ = WordDocObject\GetStringProperty("Range\Text")
  MessageRequester("", "Word is visible now. Press OK to quit Word")
  WordDocObject\Invoke("Application\Quit")
  WordDocObject\Release()
  MessageRequester("COMate -Get text from word document!", text$)  ;Would be better off placing this text in an Editor gadget.
Else
  MessageRequester("COMate -Get text from word document!", "Couldn't create the document object!")
EndIf

Greetings ... Kiffi

[srod]

Ah yes, should have thought of that!

Nice one Kiffi.

[Andi]

Thanks, Kiffi! (Ja, das ist genau das, was ich suchte!)

[Little John]

Now and then, just

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RunProgram("c:\my.doc")

might be sufficient.

Regards, Little John

[srod]

Now and then, just

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RunProgram("c:\my.doc")

might be sufficient.

Regards, Little John

Actually that is not a bad idea; use RunProgram() and then COMate_GetObject() to retrieve the worksheet object etc. Yes that should work just as well!

Often the simplest things are the most overlooked!