ms office version problem Opening, creating and editing ms word file

Question

hi all,
i m working in desktop application in C#, in which i m using ms word for reports generating. i m getting problem with ms word version means ms office 97, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 all behaving with different. as method
WordApp.Documents.Open()
required different no of argument parameter for different version,
how can we use this application usable for all version of ms office without any problem
pls help me thanks

Amit Choudhary · Answer

Actually These Dlls only gives your application the power to talk to an existing MS Word installation to generate documents. You need to have a licensed copy of MS Word installed on any computer you want this to work for. Well you have do some R&D for your MW word document versions problem may be higher version of Microsoft.Office.Interop for eg: version 12.0 may help you to read, create and edit all the versions... Hope this helps you...

ishika singh · Answer

actually i hav no prob with code but suppose i hav include reference of MS WORD XP DLL in project and write code according it, and if install program any other system in which MSOFFCE XP not installed any other install than it create error in many place due to different version of MS OFFICE DLL, so how can i use a OFFICE WORD DLL which is used for all version of OFFICE thanks

Amit Choudhary · Answer

Dear ishika, i think you are using some Tool to read the files if you have different namespaces for each DLL and if you are able to read the file info at run time then you can use the checking version and calling the functions of that particular namespace. please tell this information about that... Optionally you can also try the following code if you are able to read all file using the code then no probs... Use this program to read the Microsoft Word file. google_ad_channel = '8702746873'; google_max_num_ads = '5'; google_ad_client = 'pub-8682474657542641'; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_ad_type = 'text'; google_feedback = 'on'; google_skip = google_adnum; google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); Complete C# Code: --------------------- using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Windows.Forms; using Microsoft.Office.Interop; using System.Reflection; namespace ReadWordFile { class Program { [STAThread] static void Main() { Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass wordApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass(); object file = "C:\local\mywordfile.doc"; // Specify path for word file object nullobj = System.Reflection.Missing.Value; Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document doc = wordApp.Documents.Open(ref file, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj); doc.ActiveWindow.Selection.WholeStory(); doc.ActiveWindow.Selection.Copy(); IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject(); string allText = data.GetData(DataFormats.Text).ToString(); doc.Close(ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj); wordApp.Quit(ref nullobj, ref nullobj, ref nullobj); Console.WriteLine(allText); } } } if you get the problem solved then please mark the answer..

ishika singh · Answer

friend, if i incleude reference of ms office 97, word ddl than i open exiting file as WordDoc = new Word.Document(); WordApp = new Word.ApplicationClass(); WordDoc=WordApp.Documents.Open(ref filename, ref missing, ref readOnly, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing); WordApp.Visible = true; if we include reference of ms word XP dll than we open file as WordDoc=WordApp.Documents.Open(ref filename, ref missing, ref readOnly, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref isVisible, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing); WordApp.Visible = true; similarly if we include word 2003 dll than no of paramete inceases So i want a application which can usable for all type of ms office version, so which Word DLL reference i should include, or any other method thanks hope all u understand my prob thanks

Amit Choudhary · Answer

Hi friend, Create different overload for all versions of MS word versions in your function WordApp.Documents.Open(); with their options and you can also do this as Place first argument in the all functions those are common in all version and then you can put the different types of argument....simple if it is your answer then please mark it ..... else your welcome for any further queries.

ms office version problem Opening, creating and editing ms word file

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