word doc probs

[subina]

i am trying to get information off a word document. i can access the document but am having problems

i had some old code that used word object programming but that dont seem to work any more

with i use for example   "with $owordapp.documents.application.selection.find " which gives me only object-type variables allowed in a with statement. this used to work 

the $owordapp object is from 

$owordapp = _word_docattach($oword, $ftitle, "filename") which works

after i find the string i am looking for i need to move about the page with 

 

statements like

$odoc.application.selection.moveright($wdcell,1)

$odoc.application.selecton.expand($wdline)  

$secin = $odoc.application.selection.text

autoit does not seem to have provisions to do this kind of thing

 

 

[JLogan3o13]

Can you please post the entire script so we can see what you're doing and duplicate? It is a bit difficult to assist based on a couple disparate lines of code, especially when you have unknown variables in those lines.

[aiter]

You have to lookup the word objects on the web. See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff841702(v=office.14).aspx

Say you have opened the document to variable $odoc

The statements you have typed should work exactly as you typed them.

You can also open up Word.au3 (UDF) and see how its done.

 

[water]

If the old script used the old Word UDF then a lot has changed starting with AutoIt 3.3.10.0.
Details can be found here: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/script_breaking_changes_word_udf.htm

[subina]

 

#include <word.au3>

$wdline = 5

$wdcell = 12

;   find the text then get the text following the found text

$objword = objcreate("word.application

$wordfile = "c:\userid.test.docx"

$ftitle = "test.docx"

$oword = _word_create()

$owordapp = _word_docattach($oword, $ftitle, "filename")

$odoc = _word_docopen($word,$wordfile)

$searcharg1 = "test this"

with $owordapp.documents.application.selections.find

.clearformatting

.text = $searcharg1

.forward= true

.wrap= 1

.format = false

endwith

$owordapp.documents.application.selection.find.execute

$odoc.application.selection.moveright($wdcell, 1)

$odoc.application.selection.expand.($wdline)

$secin = $doc.application.selection.text

msgbox(0,"",$secin)

 

 

[water]

Did you syntax check your script? Here it returns a lot of errors.

BTW: Could you please use code tags (the "<>" icon in the editor)? This formats your code and makes it easier to read

Edited September 16, 2016 by water

[subina]

sorry its been a while.. did you mean <> before and after the code? also sorry bout the script, i am unable to copy and paste so i had to retype the script. also i noticed that $wdword etc does not have to be stated , i removed those and i in the with statement i used, $oword insTEAD of $OWORDAPP and that got by the error i got,, i also think there is a problem with the form as it may be password protected so i will have to work around, thanks so much for your attention, i will be back after trying some things

[water]

No, I mean this thread:

 

Edited September 16, 2016 by water