Modify a winword document ?

Hi !

There are some link to the winword file format at www.wotsit.org


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David Sporn AKA Sporniket

hmm..
try Visual Basic. it''s easy to use...

Crazy.

I tried it out, Word really cannot reopen the document.

But I have no clue what the problem is.

1st you cannot do it with notepad, it will trash the doc, even if you only open it and save it again ...

dont know the filespec, but ive coded an app far ago, which taked one dokument and replaced parts in it with random selected text, and it worked, so you maybe add or remove bytes. This would cause that Word wouldnt open it again.

try to do something like $$xx$$$$$$$$$$$$$ add as many $ as you would need space, then search for the $$ in your file, check xx which mark you have and replace the whole thing with your text and fill the remaining $ with space ... or use the filespec maybe its easier...


T2k

IIRC a Word document is stored using the strucutred-storage system look up "IStorage" in the MSDN for info on how to code it). If you have MSVC there''s a util that comes with it called "DocView" which will open a Word file and show you the structure that''s inside it.

HTH

Iain Hutchison
Programmer, Silicon Dreams
The views expressed here are my own, not those of my employer.

Thanks for your help,

I tried with VB and Word.Application... But it is very slow : 5 sec for 3 changes... (windows 2000 and word2000)

Is there a faster solution?