Save Word document to database (using OpenXML)

dennieku

Hi,

I am using OpenXML to open an existing Word document and modify it. After modifications I want to save it to a database. When I am using a stream in the WordprocessingDocument.MainDocumentPart.Document.Save method, only the main document part is saved and not the whole docx file.

Is there a method available which saves the whole file to a stream or converts it to a byte array?

Thx,
Danny

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John Glenn14y ago
Hi,

you can easily C# save Word to a stream (whole docx file) with this C# / VB.NET Word library.

Here is a sample C# code how to save it to ASP.NET output stream:

// Use the component in free mode.
ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

// Create a new empty document.
DocumentModel document = new DocumentModel();

// Add document content.
document.Sections.Add(new Section(document, new Paragraph(document, "Hello World!")));

// Microsoft Packaging API cannot write directly to Response.OutputStream.
// Therefore we use temporary MemoryStream.
using (MemoryStream documentStream = new MemoryStream())
{
    document.Save(documentStream, SaveOptions.DocxDefault);

    // Stream file to browser.
    Response.Clear();
    Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats";
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=Document.docx");

    documentStream.WriteTo(Response.OutputStream);

    Response.End();
}
Dorababu Meka14y ago
Check this

http://www.exsilio.com/blog/post/2011/08/18/Using-Open-Xml-to-Export-MS-Word-Document.aspx