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WordFile.OpenContainer

Opens a word file from container.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
Container	The container value containing the word file.	MyTable::MyContainerField

Result

Returns reference number or error.

Description

Examples

Open from container:

#load from container
Set Variable [$wordfile; Value:MBS( "WordFile.OpenContainer"; WordFile::Input )]
# later clean up
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("WordFile.Release"; $WordFile)]

Open word file and extract text:

Set Variable [$w; Value:MBS( "WordFile.OpenContainer"; Extract text from Word file::WordFile )]
If [MBS("iserror")]
    Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to read word file"; $w]
    Exit Script []
End If
Set Field [Extract text from Word file::Text; MBS( "WordFile.Texts"; $w )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "WordFile.Release"; $w )]

See also

• IsError
• UnZipFile.OpenContainer
• WordFile.AppendTableRow
• WordFile.GetMediaFile
• WordFile.GetXML
• WordFile.MediaFiles
• WordFile.Release
• WordFile.ReplaceTag
• WordFile.Texts
• XML.GetPathValue

Example Databases

• WordFile/Extract text from Word file
• WordFile/WordFile Fields
• WordFile/WordFile Image
• WordFile/WordFile

FileMaker Magazin

• Ausgabe 6/2016, Seite 38, PDF

Created 5th November 2015, last changed 16th November 2019

WordFile.MediaFiles   -   WordFile.OpenFile

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