Open and save Word document in Azure App Service on Windows

13 Jun 20244 minutes to read

Syncfusion DocIO is a .NET Core Word library used to create, read, edit and convert Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can open and save Word document in Azure App Service on Windows.

Steps to open and save Word document in Azure App Service on Windows

Step 1: Create a new ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller).

Step 2: Create a project name and select the location.

Step 3: Click Create button.

Step 4: Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.

NOTE

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Step 5: Add a new button in the Index.cshtml as shown below.

C#

@{
    Html.BeginForm("OpenAndSaveDocument", "Home", FormMethod.Get);
    {
        <div>
            <br>
            <input type="submit" value="Open and Save Document" style="width:230px;height:27px" />
        </div>
    }
    Html.EndForm();
}

Step 6: Include the following namespaces in HomeController.cs.

C#

using Syncfusion.DocIO;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

Step 7: Add a new action method OpenAndSaveDocument in HomeController.cs and include the below code snippet to open an existing Word document.

C#

string filePath = Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "Data/Input.docx");
using (FileStream docStream1 = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read));
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(docStream, FormatType.Docx));

Step 8: Add below code example to add a paragraph in the Word document.

C#

//Access the section in a Word document.
IWSection section = document.Sections[0];
//Add new paragraph to the section.
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
paragraph.ParagraphFormat.FirstLineIndent = 36;
paragraph.BreakCharacterFormat.FontSize = 12f;
//Add new text to the paragraph.
IWTextRange textRange = paragraph.AppendText("In 2000, AdventureWorks Cycles bought a small manufacturing plant, Importadores Neptuno, located in Mexico. Importadores Neptuno manufactures several critical subcomponents for the AdventureWorks Cycles product line. These subcomponents are shipped to the Bothell location for final product assembly. In 2001, Importadores Neptuno, became the sole manufacturer and distributor of the touring bicycle product group.") as IWTextRange;
textRange.CharacterFormat.FontSize = 12f;

Step 9: Add below code example to save the Word document.

C#

//Save the Word document to MemoryStream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
stream.Position = 0;
//Download Word document in the browser.
return File(stream, "application/msword", "Sample.docx");

Steps to publish as Azure App Service on Windows

Step 1: Right-click the project and select Publish option.

Step 2: Click the Add a Publish Profile button.

Step 3: Select the publish target as Azure.

Step 4: Select the Specific target as Azure App Service (Windows).

Step 5: To create a new app service, click Create new option.

Step 6: Click the Create button to proceed with App Service creation.

Step 7: Click the Finish button to finalize the App Service creation.

Step 8: Click Close button.

Step 9: Click the Publish button.

Step 10: Now, Publish has been succeeded.

Step 11: Now, the published webpage will open in the browser.

Step 12: Click Open and Save Document button.You will get the output Word document as follows.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

Click here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Word library (DocIO) features.