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Embedding MS Word

Hi...

I am embedding MS Word into a Delphi Application. The problem that i have is when i resize the form when Word is not activated... The OLE component does not change its size.

I want to be able to change the size of the Ole Container, and have Word change its size automatically.

Does somebody know how?

José Araujo

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The problem is that if i activate the OLE object (using ole.DoVerb(ovShow)) then the window if resized again,because the OLE object add a menu (i don't have a regular menu), and then it enters in a loop... I solved that with a flag variable... but i don't like it that way.

I know Outlook XP uses Word for writing emails, and it does not seem to have those problem. I am wondering where i can find information about how outlook interacts with word.

mfhobbs

It's an arcane art. I think Microsoft know all the tricks but as far as I know, they haven't released the details. Perhaps Word is now like an Active-X control in XP?! Or now a base component... TWordEdit :)

In our app we have the ability to have 2 word windows open on the same form (upper and lower panels). It works but, as you know, its not going to be as clean as it could be.

Good luck,
-Mat

JDuncan

Try this

The resize wvent is for the panel or form that word is embedded into.

procedure TForm.PanelResize(Sender: TObject);
begin
OleContainer1.Align:=alClient;
OleContainer1.Refresh;
end;

JD

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