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Can I read MSWORD contents from VB.NET
- Thread starter narenkv
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Unfortunately, you may have to read the Word file using Interop or PIMs (Primary Interop Assemblies). There is a set for Office XP and a set for Office System 2003 best obtained by getting Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System.
One easy way out is convert this file into the latest version of Word (2003) and save it in WordML (XML) format. Then you can query the doc' just like any other XML file. Okay... this is not easy... upgrading everyone on the planet to the latest version of Word will take more than billions of dollars.![[tongue]](/data/assets/smilies/tongue.gif "[tongue] [tongue]")
Bryan Wilhite
Songhay System
One easy way out is convert this file into the latest version of Word (2003) and save it in WordML (XML) format. Then you can query the doc' just like any other XML file. Okay... this is not easy... upgrading everyone on the planet to the latest version of Word will take more than billions of dollars.
Bryan Wilhite
Songhay System
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