C# Spell checker Problem
- by reggie
I've incorporated spell check into my win forms C# project. This is my code.
public void CheckSpelling()
{
try
{
// declare local variables to track error count
// and information
int SpellingErrors = 0;
string ErrorCountMessage = string.Empty;
// create an instance of a word application
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application WordApp =
new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();
// hide the MS Word document during the spellcheck
//WordApp.WindowState = WdWindowState.wdWindowStateMinimize;
// check for zero length content in text area
if (this.Text.Length > 0)
{
WordApp.Visible = false;
// create an instance of a word document
_Document WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add(ref emptyItem,
ref emptyItem,
ref emptyItem,
ref oFalse);
// load the content written into the word doc
WordDoc.Words.First.InsertBefore(this.Text);
// collect errors form new temporary document set to contain
// the content of this control
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ProofreadingErrors docErrors = WordDoc.SpellingErrors;
SpellingErrors = docErrors.Count;
// execute spell check; assumes no custom dictionaries
WordDoc.CheckSpelling(ref oNothing, ref oIgnoreUpperCase, ref oAlwaysSuggest,
ref oNothing, ref oNothing, ref oNothing, ref oNothing, ref oNothing,
ref oNothing, ref oNothing, ref oNothing, ref oNothing);
// format a string to contain a report of the errors detected
ErrorCountMessage = "Spell check complete; errors detected: " + SpellingErrors;
// return corrected text to control's text area
object first = 0;
object last = WordDoc.Characters.Count - 1;
this.Text = WordDoc.Range(ref first, ref last).Text;
}
else
{
// if nothing was typed into the control, abort and inform user
ErrorCountMessage = "Unable to spell check an empty text box.";
}
WordApp.Quit(ref oFalse, ref emptyItem, ref emptyItem);
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(WordApp);
// return report on errors corrected
// - could either display from the control or change this to
// - return a string which the caller could use as desired.
// MessageBox.Show(ErrorCountMessage, "Finished Spelling Check");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
The spell checker works well, the only problem is when I try to move the spell checker the main form blurs up for some reason. Also when I close the spell checker the main form is back to normal. It seems like it is opening up Microsoft word then hiding the window, only allowing the spell checker to be seen. Please help.
