[varunit]

As the title suggest, I'm trying to create word document through C#. I'm able to create new document, but I also want to open an existing document and add the content to it from the beginning. That is I want the new content to appear at the top. Below is what I've done so far, but always the content gets appended at the end.

using System.IO;
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
namespace Snapper
{
    class WordDocumentGenerator
    {
        public void CreateWordDocument(string fileName)
        {
            string originalPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
            string path = originalPath;
            path += @"\snapshots";
            object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
            
            //Create a new Word Application
            Word._Application wordApp = new Word.Application();
            wordApp.Visible = false;
            try
            {
                //Create a new blank document
                object filePath = originalPath + @"\documents" + @"\TSC1.doc";
                Word._Document doc = wordApp.Documents.Open(ref filePath,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,                                                            
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing,
                                                            ref oMissing);
                string[] images = Directory.GetFiles(path);

                //Create a range

                object what = Word.WdGoToItem.wdGoToLine;
                object which = Word.WdGoToDirection.wdGoToFirst;
                object myTrue = true;
                object myFalse = false;
                doc.GoTo(ref what, ref which, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
                
                //Insert filename as header
                var pText = doc.Paragraphs.Add(ref oMissing);
                pText.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;
                pText.Range.Text = fileName;
                pText.Range.InsertParagraphAfter();

                foreach (var image in images)
                {                  
                    var pImage = doc.Paragraphs.Add(ref oMissing);
                    pImage.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;
                    object myRng = pImage.Range;
                    doc.InlineShapes.AddPicture(image, ref myFalse, ref myTrue, ref myRng);
                }                
                path = originalPath;
                path += @"\documents";

                DirectoryInfo docDir = new DirectoryInfo(path);
                if (!docDir.Exists)
                {
                    docDir.Create();
                }

                object savePath = path + @"\" + fileName + ".doc";

                doc.SaveAs(ref savePath,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing
                   );
                doc.Save();
            }            
            finally
            {
                wordApp.Quit(ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
            }                                                                          
        }
        
    }
}

I've tried doc.GoTo() method, but still no luck.
Could anyone help me in solving my problem. Thanks

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I've also tried using Range by specifying both start and end as 0.

This post has been edited by varunit: 13 February 2013 - 10:24 AM

[andrewsw]

Having opened the document..

 wordApp.Selection.HomeKey(Unit: WdUnits.wdStory);

This post has been edited by andrewsw: 13 February 2013 - 11:04 AM

[varunit]

Thanks. will give it a shot and post the results

[varunit]

I just tried what andrewsw has suggested, but still the content is placed at the end of document. The document which I want my new content to be inserted already contain a series of text and images.
I've also tried the combination of

object units = Word.WdUnits.Story;
wordApp.Selection.HomeKey(ref units, ref oMissing);
var pText = doc.Paragraphs.Add(ref oMissing);  
pText.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;  
pText.Range.InsertParagraphAfter();  

Can someone help me in moving the cursor to beginning of document and insert my new content from there?

[h4nnib4l]

This may be a little dirty, but you could read the contents out of the file and append them to the content you're adding, and overwrite the contents of the file with the result.

[varunit]

@h4nnib4l. This is the worst case scenario. I'll have to go by this method if there is no choice left.

[andrewsw]

wordApp.Selection.HomeKey(6);

6 is the numerical value of the Word intrinsic constant wdStory. If this doesn't work then it means the document is not active within Word.

There are other ways to navigate to the top (using the Range object) but much the simplest way is to make sure the document is active.

This post has been edited by andrewsw: 14 February 2013 - 10:33 AM

[andrewsw]

object units = Word.WdUnits.Story;
wordApp.Selection.HomeKey(ref units, ref oMissing);
var pText = doc.Paragraphs.Add(ref oMissing);  
pText.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;  
pText.Range.InsertParagraphAfter();  

The cursor might be going to the top of the document but you are then adding a paragraph to the document, which will probably add it at the end (of the document).

If you don't have Bookmarks that you can rely on to navigate, then it is easiest to use Selection. The following example is written in Word VBA so you'll need to adjust it slightly:

application.Selection.HomeKey wdstory
application.Selection.MoveDown wdParagraph, 1
application.Selection.TypeParagraph 
application.Selection.TypeParagraph 
application.Selection.MoveUp wdParagraph, 2
application.Selection.TypeText "Hi there Word"

It might seem a little cumbersome, but unless you have pre-defined Bookmarks that you can use to navigate to, it is easier to use Selection than Range.

It is possible to use Range:

    Dim rng As Range
    Dim rngPara As Range
    
    Set rng = Activedocument.Range
    Set rngPara = rng.Paragraphs(1).Range
    rngPara.Text = "Using Range"

but, although a more professional approach (perhaps) it requires a little more effort.

Hint: If you are working with a pre-existing document or template, manually define Word-Bookmarks within it so that you can modify the document/template at these precise locations.

[h4nnib4l]

It was offered as a worst-case scenario.

[varunit]

@andrewsw. Thanks for the hints and code snippets. I'm new to C# and Word Interop.

andrewsw, on 14 February 2013 - 11:02 AM, said:

It is possible to use Range:

    Dim rng As Range
    Dim rngPara As Range
    
    Set rng = Activedocument.Range
    Set rngPara = rng.Paragraphs(1).Range
    rngPara.Text = "Using Range"

but, although a more professional approach (perhaps) it requires a little more effort.

Hint: If you are working with a pre-existing document or template, manually define Word-Bookmarks within it so that you can modify the document/template at these precise locations.

This makes more sense and will try this and post the results. BTW if the document is not active, how do I make it active after opening?

[varunit]

@andrewsw,
I've used you approach as a starting point and I'm able to move the cursor to beginning of doucment.
I've created a range object and set its start and end refereces to 0 and 0. Now the content gets inserted to the beginning but there is a little problem in that insertion. The new content gets inserted upside down in the order of insertion. i.e. The first piece of content goes to the last and the second one goes previous to the last and so on until the last content becomes the first. What I haven't tried is using the praragraphs[1].range yet. Any help you can provide?

Thanks

[h4nnib4l]

It sounds like you are executing the logic to move to the beginning of the document each time you insert a line. Are you looping to write the contents to the file?

[varunit]

@h4nnib4l.
Yes I'm looping through a List of strings which contains either text or path of the image. So my loop will decide what is the current iteration and will insert a paragraph

//Before going into this for loop, I want my cursor/insertion point to be positioned
//at the top/starting of document and then insert the content one below the another through
//following looping condtruct.

for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                // Insert text
                var pText = document.Paragraphs.Add();
                pText.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;
                pText.Range.Text = String.Format("This is line #{0}", i);
                pText.Range.InsertParagraphAfter();

                
                // Insert picture
                var pPicture = document.Paragraphs.Add();
                pPicture.Format.SpaceAfter = 10f;
                document.InlineShapes.AddPicture(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments), "img_1.png"), Range: pPicture.Range);

            }

Much similar to the above code with little modifications like I'm looping through a List of strings..