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OLE/ActiveX: Writing text to MS-Word document or template
2004-04-16 -- Glenn Rathke
 
Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion,softvelocity.clarion.third_party

Actually it is not all that difficult opening and writing to a document.
Here is the code I use to search and replace my own tokens in a word
template:  Use as you see fit.

WordMagic Routine

  ! Save Document As
  ?Ole{PROP:ReportException} = TRUE                       !This is to report
any OLE errors
  ?Ole{PROP:Create} ='Word.Application'                   !Run Word
  ?Ole{'Application.WindowState'} = 1                     !To Maximize
  ?Ole{'Documents.Open("' & CLIP(LOC:FileName) & '")'}

  ?Ole{'Application.Visible'} = True

  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Forward'} = -1
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Wrap'} = 1
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Format'} = 0
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.MatchCase'} = 0
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.MatchWholeWord'} = 0
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.MatchWildcards'} = 0
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.MatchSoundsLike'} = 0
  ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.MatchAllWordForms'} = 0
  Counter# = 0
  Loop 6 Times
    Counter# += 1
    ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.ClearFormatting'}
    ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting'}
    Execute Counter#
      Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = ''
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} =
Format(Today(),@D18)
      End
     Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = ''
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} =
LOC:CurrentAddress
      End
      Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = ''
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} = Peo:FirstName
      End
      Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = ''
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} = Peo:LastName
      End
      Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = ''
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} =
CLIP(CLIP(Peo:FirstName) & ' ' & CLIP(Peo:LastName))
      End
      Begin
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Text'} = chr(10)
        ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text'} = ''
      End
    End
    ?Ole{'Application.Selection.Find.Execute (,,,,,,,,,,2)'}
  End

  If LOC:SaveDocument = Button:Yes
     PeoD:DocName = GLO:Templates & PeoD:DocID
     PeoD:DocName = PeoD:DocName & '.DOC'
     Do GetFileName ! PeoD:Description
     PeoD:Description = PeoD:Description & ' DOC '
    ?Ole{'ActiveDocument.SaveAs("' & CLIP(PeoD:DocName) & '",,,,0)'} ! Don't
add to recent files
  Else
    PeoD:DocName = 'C:\CM.DOC'
    Remove(PeoD:DocName)
    ?Ole{'ActiveDocument.SaveAs("' & CLIP(PeoD:DocName) & '",,,,0)'} ! Don't
add to recent files
    PeoD:DocName = 'Not Saved'
    Do GetFileName ! PeoD:Description
    PeoD:Description = PeoD:Description & ' DOC not saved '
    ?EditDocument{Prop:Hide} = True
    Display()
  End

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