OLE Word Automation

Classic Servoy
1

Hi,

Is there a way to create an OLE object instance of Word, as in the VB example below?

Dim WordApp As Object
Set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
WordApp.Visible = True

Thanks for the help
Gabriel

2

You can have a look at the free Servoy COM Plugin by Servoy Guy: http://www.servoyguy.com/servoy_components/servoy_com_plugin

3

I have installed the free Servoy COM Plugin by Servoy Guy. So far, i can create a Instance of Word. Simple method calls and changig properties is working fine.

But I can’ create a new document. I try with com.call(“Documents.Add”) and also com.call(“Documents”, “Add”) bot both way do not work. In VB the command is wordInstance.Documents.Add().

How can I do that with the COM Plugin?

Thanks for Help

Gabriel

4

There is a much easier way.

Use the Word Plugin (http://www.it2be.com/index.php/plugins- … rd-plug-in).

Create, edit etc. Word documents in different formats without the need to use Word (so compatible with web client, mac, linux, windows)…

5

True. And very easy mailmerge. With COM-plugin you have to find it all out yourself (on the other hand that can be challenging…)

6

var $script = ‘Set wordApp = CreateObject(“Word.Application”)\r\n’;
$script += ‘wordApp.Visible = True\r\n’;
$script += ‘Set objDoc = wordApp.Documents.Add()\r\n’;
$script += ‘Set wordApp = Nothing’;

var $tempFile = plugins.file.createTempFile(‘myfile’,‘.vbs’);
if ( plugins.file.writeTXTFile($tempFile, $script) ) {
application.executeProgram(‘rundll32’, ‘url.dll,FileProtocolHandler’, $tempFile);
}

7

jlugten:
var $script = ‘Set wordApp = CreateObject(“Word.Application”)\r\n’;
$script += ‘wordApp.Visible = True\r\n’;
$script += ‘Set objDoc = wordApp.Documents.Add()\r\n’;
$script += ‘Set wordApp = Nothing’;

var $tempFile = plugins.file.createTempFile(‘myfile’,‘.vbs’);
if ( plugins.file.writeTXTFile($tempFile, $script) ) {
application.executeProgram(‘rundll32’, ‘url.dll,FileProtocolHandler’, $tempFile);
}

be ware, that this only works on Windows! ;-)
the plugin of IT2BE works crossplatform and even with no Microsoft/Open Office installed!

8

Harjo:
the plugin of IT2BE works crossplatform and even with no Microsoft/Open Office installed!

marcel really makes magical stuff!