How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Gene

Delphi Developer

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 03:44:19 GMT

How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Does anyone know how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties
of a word document via OLE through Delphi?

I can open the document, but how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties
such as the Property Title?

I need example of syntax.

Thanks.

Gene

Chirag Dala

Delphi Developer

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:45:54 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Something along these lines would work:

Str := Doc1.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value

where Doc1 is a reference to your document.

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"Gene" <ge...@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3c94f204_1@dnews...
> Does anyone know how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties
> of a word document via OLE through Delphi?

> I can open the document, but how to access the

BuiltInDocumentProperties

Quote

> such as the Property Title?

> I need example of syntax.

> Thanks.

> Gene

Gene

Delphi Developer

Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:01:17 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Hi--
I've tried that syntax, and several variations, but it does not compile with
Delphi.

I get error messages like
[Error] Unit1.pas(61): Missing operator or semicolon
[Error] Unit1.pas(64): Incompatible types: 'String' and 'IDispatch'

with the cursor within the parentheses.

Thanks for any ideas.
Gene

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> Something along these lines would work:

> Str := Doc1.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value

> where Doc1 is a reference to your document.

> - Chirag

> TTransitionFX - Perform a variety of image transition effects
> http://chiragdalal.tripod.com/tranfx.html

> "Gene" <ge...@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3c94f204_1@dnews...
> > Does anyone know how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties
> > of a word document via OLE through Delphi?

> > I can open the document, but how to access the
> BuiltInDocumentProperties
> > such as the Property Title?

> > I need example of syntax.

> > Thanks.

> > Gene

Team

Delphi Developer

Sat, 04 Sep 2004 07:15:45 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

<<Gene:
how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties such as the
Property Title?

Quote

Use a variant for the Document to get at these:

var
Doc: OleVariant;
..
Doc := Word.ActiveDocument;
Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Title'].Value
:= 'The title';
Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Category'].Value
:= 'Category';
Caption := Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Title'] +
Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Category'];

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Gene

Delphi Developer

Mon, 06 Sep 2004 11:19:58 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Hi--

The syntax you have given does not work.
I get the message on compliation

[Error] Unit1.pas(61): Class does not have a default property

Am open to other ideas. Thanks.

Gene

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> <<Gene:
> how to access the BuiltInDocumentProperties such as the
> Property Title?

> Use a variant for the Document to get at these:

> var
> Doc: OleVariant;
> ..
> Doc := Word.ActiveDocument;
> Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Title'].Value
> := 'The title';
> Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Category'].Value
> := 'Category';
> Caption := Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Title'] +
> Doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties['Category'];

> --
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Team

Delphi Developer

Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:44:53 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

<<Gene:
The syntax you have given does not work.
I get the message on compliation

[Error] Unit1.pas(61): Class does not have a default
property

Quote

You have ignored the vital first lines of my reply:

Use a variant for the Document to get at these:

var
Doc: OleVariant;
..
Doc := Word.ActiveDocument;

The reason you must use a variant is exactly to avoid the
compile-time checking you get in early binding.

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Gene

Delphi Developer

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 08:19:03 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Thank you!! Thank you!! Deborah--
Your code works.

Gene

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> <<Gene:
> The syntax you have given does not work.
> I get the message on compliation

> [Error] Unit1.pas(61): Class does not have a default
> property

> You have ignored the vital first lines of my reply:

> Use a variant for the Document to get at these:

> var
> Doc: OleVariant;
> ..
> Doc := Word.ActiveDocument;

> The reason you must use a variant is exactly to avoid the
> compile-time checking you get in early binding.

> --
> Deborah Pate (TeamB) http://delphi-jedi.org

> TeamB don't see posts sent via Google or ISPs
> Use the real Borland server: newsgroups.borland.com
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Gene

Delphi Developer

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 08:34:14 GMT

Re:How access BuiltInDocumentProperties in Word97 or Word2000

Thank you!! Thank you!! Deborah--
Your code works.

Gene

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Quote

> <<Gene:
> The syntax you have given does not work.
> I get the message on compliation

> [Error] Unit1.pas(61): Class does not have a default
> property

> You have ignored the vital first lines of my reply:

> Use a variant for the Document to get at these:

> var
> Doc: OleVariant;
> ..
> Doc := Word.ActiveDocument;

> The reason you must use a variant is exactly to avoid the
> compile-time checking you get in early binding.

> --
> Deborah Pate (TeamB) http://delphi-jedi.org

> TeamB don't see posts sent via Google or ISPs
> Use the real Borland server: newsgroups.borland.com
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