Question Microsoft Word Component

rostamiani · #1 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 5:22 AM

Hi

Can I integrate Microsoft Word into a form as a component ?
Can Microsoft Office PIA do this ?

Thanks

JohnH · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 6:00 AM

You can use the WebBrowser control to host Office documents (when Office is installed).

rostamiani · #3 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 6:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnH

You can use the WebBrowser control to host Office documents (when Office is installed).

Thanks a lot

How can I do that ?
Can I gain full access to a word document ? for example Printing, Opening files & capturing Events ?

JohnH · #4 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 6:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rostamiani

Thanks a lot

How can I do that ?

Use the Navigate method.

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Can I gain full access to a word document ? for example Printing, Opening files & capturing Events ?

The Rob Marsh answer seems to indicate you can get the Office application object from the browser and do regular Office automation from there. Problem with Excel inside WebBrowser control

Btw, printing you should be able to do by calling the Print method of the browser.

JohnH · #5 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 7:42 AM

I just tested this and can verify it works, here's the VB.Net sample I used, it also has the simplification that it don't require reference to MS Internet Controls (SHDocVw).

Code:

Dim ax As Object = Me.WebBrowser1.ActiveXInstance
Dim doc As Word.Document = CType(ax.GetType.InvokeMember("Document", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, Nothing, ax, Nothing), Word.Document)

As usual, requires reference to MS Word Object Library and this import:

Code:

Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

rostamiani · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 7:59 AM

Thanks a lot
I'll test it

Can I print or save the documents ?
How can I access Word.Document events?

JohnH · #7 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rostamiani

Can I print or save the documents ?

Yes, use the Office automation object model. The Word.Document has a Save method for example.

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How can I access Word.Document events?

You can declare WithEvent variables and point them to the objects, or use AddHandler/RemoveHandler.

rostamiani · #8 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 2:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnH

I just tested this and can verify it works, here's the VB.Net sample I used, it also has the simplification that it don't require reference to MS Internet Controls (SHDocVw).

Code:

Dim ax As Object = Me.WebBrowser1.ActiveXInstance
Dim doc As Word.Document = CType(ax.GetType.InvokeMember("Document", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, Nothing, ax, Nothing), Word.Document)

As usual, requires reference to MS Word Object Library and this import:

Code:

Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Thanks
I wanted to test it with Visual Studio 2003, But could not find Web Browser Component

Then I used VS 2008 Express

But now the code does not do anything and without any errors

This is my code :

Code:

Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim ax As Object = Me.WebBrowser1.ActiveXInstance
        Dim doc As Word.Document = CType(ax.GetType.InvokeMember("Document", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, Nothing, ax, Nothing), Word.Document)

        WebBrowser1.Refresh()
    End Sub
End Class

I attached my project

Is there any Web Browser Component for VS 2003 ?
Where is th e problem ?

Thanks a lot

JohnH · #9 (**permalink**) 10-27-2009, 7:16 AM

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But now the code does not do anything and without any errors

You haven't added any code to do anything

The code sample was just to show you how to connect to the Word automation object from the browser. If you want to do Word automation I recommend you search "vb.net word automation" to get started.

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Is there any Web Browser Component for VS 2003 ?

With VS 2003 you have to use the ActiveX browser (which is the underlying control for the managed WebBrowser added in .Net 2.0). Choose items for Toolbox where you find the MS Web Browser control in COM page, add it from Toolbox to form.

rostamiani · #10 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 2:35 AM

Thanks a lot

I found this code

CodeProject: ByPass difficult Automation and add applications "as is" in your .NET application. Free source code and programming help

It shows how to move any application's window to a button,Label or any other controls by changing it's handle

But it seemed that we have cannot control that application, But it's wonderful

This is the code

Code:

Dim pinfo As New ProcessStartInfo("WINWORD")
Dim p As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pinfo)
p.WaitForInputIdle()
SetParent(p.MainWindowHandle, Me.Label1.Handle)

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