To use the automation function of Visual C #. Net to create a new word document, perform the following steps:
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Start Microsoft Visual Studio. NET. InFileClickNewAnd then clickProject. InProject Type, ClickVisual C # projectAnd then clickTemplateUnderWindows Applications. By default, form1 is created. |
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AddMicrosoft Word Object Library. To do this, follow these steps:
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InProjectClickAdd reference. |
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InComTab, findMicrosoft Word Object LibraryAnd then clickSelect. |
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InAdd referenceIn the dialog box, clickOKTo accept your selection. If the system prompts you to generate a package for the selected library, clickYes. |
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InViewChooseToolboxTo display the toolbox, and then add a button to form1. |
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Double-clickButton1. The code window for this form is displayed. |
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In the code windowprivate void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } Replace:
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value; object oEndOfDoc = "\\endofdoc"; /* \endofdoc is a predefined bookmark */ //Start Word and create a new document. Word._Application oWord; Word._Document oDoc; oWord = new Word.Application(); oWord.Visible = true; oDoc = oWord.Documents.Add(ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing); //Insert a paragraph at the beginning of the document. Word.Paragraph oPara1; oPara1 = oDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add(ref oMissing); oPara1.Range.Text = "Heading 1"; oPara1.Range.Font.Bold = 1; oPara1.Format.SpaceAfter = 24; //24 pt spacing after paragraph. oPara1.Range.InsertParagraphAfter(); //Insert a paragraph at the end of the document. Word.Paragraph oPara2; object oRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oPara2 = oDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add(ref oRng); oPara2.Range.Text = "Heading 2"; oPara2.Format.SpaceAfter = 6; oPara2.Range.InsertParagraphAfter(); //Insert another paragraph. Word.Paragraph oPara3; oRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oPara3 = oDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add(ref oRng); oPara3.Range.Text = "This is a sentence of normal text. Now here is a table:"; oPara3.Range.Font.Bold = 0; oPara3.Format.SpaceAfter = 24; oPara3.Range.InsertParagraphAfter(); //Insert a 3 x 5 table, fill it with data, and make the first row //bold and italic. Word.Table oTable; Word.Range wrdRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oTable = oDoc.Tables.Add(wrdRng, 3, 5, ref oMissing, ref oMissing); oTable.Range.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 6; int r, c; string strText; for(r = 1; r <= 3; r++) for(c = 1; c <= 5; c++) { strText = "r" + r + "c" + c; oTable.Cell(r, c).Range.Text = strText; } oTable.Rows[1].Range.Font.Bold = 1; oTable.Rows[1].Range.Font.Italic = 1; //Add some text after the table. Word.Paragraph oPara4; oRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oPara4 = oDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add(ref oRng); oPara4.Range.InsertParagraphBefore(); oPara4.Range.Text = "And here's another table:"; oPara4.Format.SpaceAfter = 24; oPara4.Range.InsertParagraphAfter(); //Insert a 5 x 2 table, fill it with data, and change the column widths. wrdRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oTable = oDoc.Tables.Add(wrdRng, 5, 2, ref oMissing, ref oMissing); oTable.Range.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 6; for(r = 1; r <= 5; r++) for(c = 1; c <= 2; c++) { strText = "r" + r + "c" + c; oTable.Cell(r, c).Range.Text = strText; } oTable.Columns[1].Width = oWord.InchesToPoints(2); //Change width of columns 1 & 2 oTable.Columns[2].Width = oWord.InchesToPoints(3); //Keep inserting text. When you get to 7 inches from top of the //document, insert a hard page break. object oPos; double dPos = oWord.InchesToPoints(7); oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range.InsertParagraphAfter(); do { wrdRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; wrdRng.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 6; wrdRng.InsertAfter("A line of text"); wrdRng.InsertParagraphAfter(); oPos = wrdRng.get_Information (Word.WdInformation.wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage); } while(dPos >= Convert.ToDouble(oPos)); object oCollapseEnd = Word.WdCollapseDirection.wdCollapseEnd; object oPageBreak = Word.WdBreakType.wdPageBreak; wrdRng.Collapse(ref oCollapseEnd); wrdRng.InsertBreak(ref oPageBreak); wrdRng.Collapse(ref oCollapseEnd); wrdRng.InsertAfter("We're now on page 2. Here's my chart:"); wrdRng.InsertParagraphAfter(); //Insert a chart. Word.InlineShape oShape; object oClassType = "MSGraph.Chart.8"; wrdRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; oShape = wrdRng.InlineShapes.AddOLEObject(ref oClassType, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing); //Demonstrate use of late bound oChart and oChartApp objects to //manipulate the chart object with MSGraph. object oChart; object oChartApp; oChart = oShape.OLEFormat.Object; oChartApp = oChart.GetType().InvokeMember("Application", BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, oChart, null); //Change the chart type to Line. object[] Parameters = new Object[1]; Parameters[0] = 4; //xlLine = 4 oChart.GetType().InvokeMember("ChartType", BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, oChart, Parameters); //Update the chart image and quit MSGraph. oChartApp.GetType().InvokeMember("Update", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, oChartApp, null); oChartApp.GetType().InvokeMember("Quit", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, oChartApp, null); //... If desired, you can proceed from here using the Microsoft Graph //Object model on the oChart and oChartApp objects to make additional //changes to the chart. //Set the width of the chart. oShape.Width = oWord.InchesToPoints(6.25f); oShape.Height = oWord.InchesToPoints(3.57f); //Add text after the chart. wrdRng = oDoc.Bookmarks.get_Item(ref oEndOfDoc).Range; wrdRng.InsertParagraphAfter(); wrdRng.InsertAfter("THE END."); //Close this form. this.Close(); }
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Scroll to the top of the code window. Add the following code linesUsingEnd of the command list:using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word; using System.Reflection;
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Press F5 to generate and run the program. |
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ClickButton1To start the word automation function and create a document. |
After the code is executed, check the documents created for you. This document contains paragraphs, tables, and charts on two pages.
Use Template
If you want to use the automation function to create documents in a common format, it is easier to use a new document based on the preset format template to start the creation process. Compared with creating a document from scratch, using a template with the word automation client has two advantages:
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You can apply more control to the format settings and layout of objects in the entire document. |
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You can use less code to create documents. |
By using templates, You can precisely adjust the layout of tables, paragraphs, and other objects in the document, and add format settings for these objects. By using the automation function, you can create a new document based on a template containing the following code:
object oTemplate = "c:\\MyTemplate.dot";oDoc = oWord.Documents.Add(ref oTemplate, ref oMissing,ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
In the template, you can define bookmarks so that the automation client can add variable Text to a specific location of the document, as shown below:
object oBookMark = "MyBookmark";oDoc.Bookmarks.Item(ref oBookMark).Range.Text = "Some Text Here";
Another advantage of using templates is that you can create and store the format styles you want to apply at runtime, as shown below:
object oStyleName = "MyStyle";oDoc.Bookmarks.Item(ref oBookMark).Range.set_Style(ref oStyleName);
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object oStyleName = "MyStyle";oWord.Selection.set_Style(ref oStyleName);
Reference
For other information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301659 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301659/EN-US/) HOWTO: Using Visual C #. Net to make Microsoft Word automatically execute mail merge 302902 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302902/EN-US/) HOWTO: Binding Office Automation server with Visual C #. net
For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (msdn) Website:
Microsoft Office Development with Visual Studio (using Visual Studio for Microsoft Office Development)
Http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa188489 (office.10). aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa188489 (office.10). aspx)
Word in the Office (msdn online article) (word in office (msdn online article ))
Http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? Url =/library/en-US/dnofftalk/html/office112000.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? Url =/library/en-US/dnofftalk/html/office112000.asp)
One more word (msdn online article) (additional description (msdn online article ))
Http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? Url =/library/en-US/dnofftalk/html/office12072000.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? Url =/library/en-US/dnofftalk/html/office12072000.asp)
