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In a C++ Word Plugin how to create a blank RTF document?

I am using C++ MFC / ATL in a Word 2003 plugin and need to know how to create a new Word document using the RTF document type. Cuurently, I am doing the following to create a blank Word doc.

MSWord::_DocumentPtr pdoc = NULL;
pdoc = m_spApp->Documents->Add(&Opt, (&Opt, (&Opt, COleVariant((short)true));

The third argument is the Document type, but how do I specify this to be RTF.

AndyAinscow

Don't you specify the document type when saving, not when creating a new document?

craig20120

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Syntax correction below... Sorry cut and pasted the arguments.

MSWord::_DocumentPtr pdoc = NULL;
pdoc = m_spApp->Documents->Add(&Opt, &Opt, &Opt, COleVariant((short)true));

To Answer the above question. I'm not sure. After doing some more research, I found the following on MSDN.

DocumentType Optional Variant. Can be one of the following WdNewDocumentType constants: wdNewBlankDocument, wdNewEmailMessage, wdNewFrameset, or wdNewWebPage. The default constant is wdNewBlankDocument.

I had thought that RTF was one of the document types.

So plan B... How can I create an RTF document to be copied to the clipboard Without first saving the doc as RTF??

AndyAinscow

I think for a new document there isn't any rtf specifier. That is with the SaveAs...

There shouldn't be anything to stop you saving to a temporary file as an rtf first, you can always delete it afterwards.

craig20120

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I really want to avoid writing it out first. These documents could be huge. Does anyone know of a way to create an RTF doc in Word without saving first???

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DanRollins

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