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Word Plugin w/ MFC / ATL - How to modify text contents of active document.

I have a MS Word plugin using MFC and ATL. I know how to get a pointer to the Word active document. I can save the document, etc., but how can I get access to the text contents of that document to modify it then save it.

Thanks!!

AlexNek

You need to search class Selection or Range
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"Use the InsertAfter or InsertBefore method to insert text before or after a Selection or Range object. The following example inserts text at the end of the active document."
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It can be /VBA code/
Set doc = ActiveDocument
Set rngRange = _
doc.Range(doc.Paragraphs(1).Start, doc.Paragraphs(1).End - 1)
rngRange.InsertAfter _
" This is now the last sentence in paragraph one."

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/222101
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/misc/misc/article.php/c6091/

craig20120

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Question... "It can be VBA code". Is that a question or a statement?? I don't know how to call VBA code from C++.

Thanks!

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craig20120

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Yes, I can use those functions. Not sure of the syntax though. Do you have the C++ code.

AlexNek

No, I haven't C++ cod.e It can be something like that:

CRange* rngRange = pDocumentt->Range(pDocumentt->Paragraphs(1)->Start(), pDocumentt->Paragraphs(1)->End() - 1);

rngRange->InsertAfter(" This is now the last sentence in paragraph one.");

craig20120

ASKER

Does rngRange represent the actual word document itself? In other words, if I save it to a database, I can read it back out again??

Thanks!!

craig20120

ASKER

Disregard, the last comment. Thanks for your help.