Path for my Word document Not found

[Gixonita]

Hi all,

I'm trying to open a word document using:

Note: Replace $$$$$ in the code window with all these

"Document\Test1.doc";
"Document\\Test1.doc";
"

http://localhost/JudgeReports/Document/Test1.doc";

@"

http://localhost/JudgeReports/Document/Test1.doc";

Word.Application	WordApplication = new Word.Application ();
	
			object FileName		= $$$$$
			object ReadOnly		= true;
			object IsVisible	= true;
			object MissingValue	= Type.Missing;

			Word.Document	WordDocument	= WordApplication.Documents.Open (ref FileName, ref MissingValue,
												  ref ReadOnly, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
												  ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
												  ref MissingValue, ref IsVisible, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
												  ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue);

			WordApplication.Visible = true;

And the result is always the same, I get the message:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The document name or path is not valid. Try one or more of the following: * Check the path to make sure it was typed correctly. * On the File menu, click Open. Search for the file using this dialog box. (

http://localhost/.../Document/Test1.doc)

I'm using visual studio 2003 with c#. The file is definetly in the directory, the folder is added to the project, and I have NO idea why it will not find it.

Anyone has gone through this?

Thanks

Luis Torres

 

[Gixonita]

Disregard this first problem, I solved it by setting the complete path to the file starting with "C:\\.....".

Now I have a new problem, with the code:

private void btnOpenDocument_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			Word.Application	WordApplication = new Word.Application ();
	
			object FileName		= "C:\\JudgeDocuments\\Test1.doc";
			object ReadOnly		= true;
			object IsVisible	= true;
			object MissingValue	= Type.Missing;

			WordApplication.Visible = true;
			WordApplication.Activate ();

			Word.Document	WordDocument	= WordApplication.Documents.Open (ref FileName, ref MissingValue,
				ref ReadOnly, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
				ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
				ref MissingValue, ref IsVisible, ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue, 
				ref MissingValue, ref MissingValue);

			WordDocument.Activate ();			
		}

I get the error message:

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Cannot activate application

Has anyone seen this?

Thanks

Luis Torres

 

[ca8msm]

Have you given DCOM launch and execute permissions for ASPNET account to the word application?


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[Gixonita]

Yes, for:

ASP.NET Machine Account (LUISTORRES\ASPNET) I set Allow on
-Local Launch
-Remote Launch
-Local Activation
-Remote Activation

 

[ca8msm]

Hmmm...what happens if you remove the "WordDocument.Activate ();" lines?


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[Gixonita]

Same error

My project references to:

- Microsoft.Office.Core
- System
- System.Data
- System.Drawing
- System.Web
- System.XML
- VBIDE
- Word

Does this seem right to you? The only one that I don't get is the VBIDE

 

[ca8msm]

Are you using the Word object from the Interop class?


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[Gixonita]

This is all that I'm using:

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;

 

[ca8msm]

using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;

Yes, the above line shows you are using it correctly (as far as I know anyway). I'm pretty sure that it's either:

1) The ASPNET account can't launch it because of a permissions issue
2) It can access it but can't display it (i.e. when you set the Visible property or when you call the Activate method).

However, we've gone over these two issues and it doesn't seem to have made a difference. Hopefully someone else will have some other ideas that we haven't tried.


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[Gixonita]

Thanks for your help, I've been doing a lot of research and at the moment everything has turned out useless.

I was checking the process with task manager and I can see the process starting but nothing is displayed on screen. (taking out the Activate (), just leaving the Visible = true)

I'll keep investigating and post the solution if I come up with one.

 

[Gixonita]

For anyone interested.....

The problem is definetly not solved, but I just used a work around. Instead of trying to control Word I just redirected the page giving the file in the URL, that forces the browser to open word and load the document.

I know it's "cheap" but for now it gets the job done.

 

[ca8msm]

I don't understand. Were you actually trying to just open the word document on the client's machine?


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[Gixonita]

No, I'm also trying to manipulate it, but for now the user is "happy" being able to see it.

 

[ca8msm]

Oh ok


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