MS Word automation and getting to the objects

[vthomeschoolmom]

Does anyone have examples of the very BASICS of interacting with MS Word objects with TC? I would like to know how to get a handle on the Selection object of the current selection in the currently open document, for example. I am not that savvy with Word automation to begin with. Getting there though! Thanks



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[dasabaja]

Note with the enable visibility option (second one) doesn't work for me. I'v tried it earlier. I get the same error.

As for the first one, I've tried implementing

Sys.Process("Winword").Window("Shell_TrayWnd").Activate();

I'm not sure what this Shell_TrayWnd is. This is the error I get after I insert the above line into my code.

Cannot obtain the window with the window class 'Shell_TrayWnd', window caption '*' and index -1. See Additional Information for details. 9:31:30 Normal

[Manfred_F]

You've got a word Automation Problem.

A variable can not be accessed by Name.

You have to iterate the variables and check for the given Name to get Access to Your variable.

[dasabaja]

I have a piece of VBA code that iterates through all the variables in a document and prints them.

I use it to check if I've placed all the variables into my Word document. 

Private Sub ListAllVariables()
    Dim myVariable As Variable
    
    For Each myVariable In ThisDocument.Variables
        Debug.Print myVariable.Name & " : " & myVariable.Value
    Next
End Sub

How can I implement this in my TC function? 

I know how to iterate through arrays and stuff in Javascript, but how can I iterate something I don't have access to?

[HKosova · Accepted solution]

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dasabaja wrote:

After implementing the line that opens the document I got a different error.

TypeError
WordDoc.Variables is not a function
Error location:
Unit: "HR\HR SmartTemplates\Script\Unit1"
Line: 8 Column: 26.

Any hints on what this might be?

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Change Variables("Group") to Variables.Item("Group"). The former is VBA/VBScript syntax, but in other languages you need to use the .Item() method to access collection items in MS Office COM objects.

[dasabaja]

Thank you HKosova! Adding the ".Item()" made my function work. 
Here is the final version:

function myFunc (){

var objWordApplication = Sys.OleObject("Word.Application");
objWordApplication.Documents.Open('C:\InvoiceLatTemplate.doc');

//objWordApplication.Visible = true;
var WordDoc = objWordApplication.ActiveDocument;
var myVariable = WordDoc.Variables.Item("Group").Name;
var myVariable1 = WordDoc.Variables.Item("Group").Value;

Log.Message(myVariable)
Log.Message(myVariable1)

}

Both name and value are logged properly.

One final question: is there a way to iterate through all the variables in a Word file? I have that function that itterates in VBA, but obviously TC script and VBA are not the same...

[HKosova]

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dasabaja wrote:

One final question: is there a way to iterate through all the variables in a Word file? I have that function that itterates in VBA, but obviously TC script and VBA are not the same...

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Use a for loop from 1 to Variables.Count and access the variables using Variables.Item(index):

for (var i = 1; i <= WordDoc.Variables.Count; i++)
{
  variable = WordDoc.Variables.Item(i);
  Log.Message(variable.Name + ": " + variable.Value);
}

Keep in mind that MS Office indexing is 1-based, not 0-based.

[dasabaja]

Worked like a charm!

I owe you a drink!

[AlexKaras]

> I owe you a drink!

You may start with giving a Kudo to Helen and marking her reply as a solution 😉

[dasabaja]

Oh, I kudosed it immediately! How do I mark it as the answer?

[AlexKaras]

> I kudosed it immediately

Ah, looked at another reply by Helen, my bad...

> How do I mark it as the answer?

There is an 'Accept as Solution' link in the Options menu that is on the right of the corresponding post.