How do I append Word templates to a new document in VB.NET?
- by Tom
I'm poking around to see if this app can be done. Basically the end user needs to create a bunch of export documents that are populated from a database.
There will be numerous document templates (.dot) and the end result will be the user choosing templates x y and z to include for documentation, click a button and have the app create a new Word document, append the templates, and then populate the templates with the appropriate data.
The reason it needs to be done in Word as opposed to something like Crystal Reports is that the user may customize some fields before printing the documents as it can vary from export to export.
Is this possible to do through VB.NET (VS 2010)?
I assume it is but I'm having difficulty tracking down a solution.
Or alternatively is there a better solution?
Here's what I have so far (not much I know)
Import Microsoft.Office.Interop
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim oWord As Word.Application
Dim oDoc As Word.Document
oWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
oWord.Visible = False
oDoc = oWord.Documents.Add
'Open templates x.dot, y.dot, z.dot
'Append above templates to new document created
'Populate new document
oWord.Visible = True
End Sub
End Class
Thanks.
