Most of the basics of doing things such as mail-merge etc. haven't changed much, the biggest change is in some of the recent security updates in Word. Things like merging a dot file to a docx, can't be done, and with some filters installed (the old compatibility ones allowing 2003 to open 2007 files) you can't merge a dot to a doc? I have had to tell clients to make dotx and merge to docx only, which gets around some changes in the security of merging with Word 2007.
I tend to CreateOleObject and automate from there, check the version of Word and make any changes necessary dependant on version, I don't use the wrappers at all. Regards from New Zealand (GMT+12) Jason Coley Software Solutions From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Cameron Hart Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 2:56 p.m. To: Jason Subject: Re: [DUG] Opening Word Document I don't think Delphi 6 supported Word 2007. Even with BDS 2006 you needed to choose which version of Office you would support when you installed the application, as it could only load one set of components at the same time. You could choose between 2000 and 2003 versions. Regards, Cameron From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Eion McIntosh Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:59 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: [DUG] Opening Word Document Hi I have an application which opens a word template document, makes a connection to the database file and does a mail merge. There is only one record for this mail merge and we have been running this successfully for the last 5-6 years with the app opening the document under Word 2000. We have migrated to Word 2007 and the mail merging process has changed a bit, so I'm trying to get the app updated for this. The app opens the document ok, but I can't get it to setup the connection to the data source automatically. Under the Mail merge menu option it always wants to be set up from scratch each time. If I open the document directly from its directory, it makes the connection and works as I want it too, it's only when I call to open the document from within my app it isn't making the automatic connection. Using Delphi 6 and a TWordApplication component. Any thoughts, as I don't want to user to have to manually make the connection every time. Regards Eion McIntosh | Business Systems Analyst | Silver Fern Farms Limited 199 - 201 Cashel St | PO Box 283, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand Tel +64 3 371 6725 | Fax +64 3 366 4412 | Mob +64 27 221 1438 Email eion.mcint...@silverfernfarms.co.nz <mailto:eion.mcint...@silverfernfarms.co.nz> Web http://www.silverfernfarms.co.nz <http://www.silverfernfarms.co.nz/> Silver Fern Farms - 100% Made of New Zealand This email (including any attachments) is confidential. If you have received it in error, please let us know immediately by return email and delete it from your system.
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