Text Conversions in Word Library
28 Mar 202314 minutes to read
The Essential DocIO converts the Word document into Text file and vice versa. The following code example shows how to convert the Word document into text file.
//Loads a template document
WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
//Saves the document as text file
document.Save("WordToText.txt", FormatType.Txt);
//Closes the document
document.Close();
'Loads a text file
Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
'Saves the document as text file
document.Save("WordToText.txt", FormatType.Txt)
'Closes the document
document.Close()
//"App" is the class of Portable project.
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.docx")), FormatType.Docx))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream, FormatType.Txt);
//Saves the stream as Word file in local machine
Save(stream, "WordToText.txt");
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
}
//Saves the Word document
async void Save(MemoryStream streams, string filename)
{
streams.Position = 0;
StorageFile stFile;
if (!(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons")))
{
FileSavePicker savePicker = new FileSavePicker();
savePicker.DefaultFileExtension = ".txt";
savePicker.SuggestedFileName = filename;
savePicker.FileTypeChoices.Add("Word Documents", new List<string>() { ".txt" });
stFile = await savePicker.PickSaveFileAsync();
}
else
{
StorageFolder local = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
stFile = await local.CreateFileAsync(filename, CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
}
if (stFile != null)
{
using (IRandomAccessStream zipStream = await stFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite))
{
//Write compressed data from memory to file
using (Stream outstream = zipStream.AsStreamForWrite())
{
byte[] buffer = streams.ToArray();
outstream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
outstream.Flush();
}
}
}
//Launch the saved Word file
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(stFile);
}
FileStream fileStreamPath = new FileStream("Template.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(fileStreamPath, FormatType.Docx))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Txt);
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
stream.Position = 0;
//Download Word document in the browser
return File(stream, "application/msword", "WordToText.txt");
}
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.docx")), FormatType.Docx))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Txt);
//Save the stream as a file in the device and invoke it for viewing
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().SaveAndView("WordToText.txt", "application/msword", stream);
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
//Please download the helper files from the below link to save the stream as file and open the file for viewing in Xamarin platform
//https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/create-word-document-in-xamarin#helper-files-for-xamarin
}
You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
The following code example shows how to convert a Text file into Word document.
//Loads a text file
WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.txt");
//Saves the document as text file
document.Save("TextToWord.docx", FormatType.Docx);
//Closes the document
document.Close();
'Loads a text file
Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.txt")
'Saves the document as text file
document.Save("TextToWord.docx", FormatType.Docx)
'Closes the document
document.Close()
//"App" is the class of Portable project.
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.txt")), FormatType.Txt))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Saves the stream as Word file in local machine
Save(stream, "TextToWord.docx");
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
}
//Please refer the below link to save Word document in UWP platform
//https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/create-word-document-in-uwp#save-word-document-in-uwp
FileStream fileStreamPath = new FileStream("Template.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(fileStreamPath, FormatType.Txt))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
stream.Position = 0;
//Download Word document in the browser
return File(stream, "application/msword", "TextToWord.docx");
}
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.txt")), FormatType.Txt))
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Save the stream as a file in the device and invoke it for viewing
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().SaveAndView("TextToWord.docx", "application/msword", stream);
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
//Please download the helper files from the below link to save the stream as file and open the file for viewing in Xamarin platform
//https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/create-word-document-in-xamarin#helper-files-for-xamarin
}
You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
The following code example shows how to retrieve the Word document contents as a plain text.
//Loads a template document
WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
//Gets the document text
string text = document.GetText();
//Creates new Word document
WordDocument newdocument = new WordDocument();
//Adds new section
IWSection section = newdocument.AddSection();
//Adds new paragraph
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
//Appends the text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(text);
//Saves and closes the document
newdocument.Save("Sample.docx");
newdocument.Close();
document.Close();
'Loads a template document
Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
'Gets the document text
Dim text As String = document.GetText()
'Creates new Word document
Dim newdocument As New WordDocument()
'Adds new section
Dim section As IWSection = newdocument.AddSection()
'Adds new paragraph
Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
'Appends the text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(text)
'Saves and closes the document
newdocument.Save("Sample.docx")
newdocument.Close()
document.Close()
//"App" is the class of Portable project.
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.docx")), FormatType.Docx))
{
//Gets the document text
string text = document.GetText();
//Creates new Word document
WordDocument newdocument = new WordDocument();
//Adds new section
IWSection section = newdocument.AddSection();
//Adds new paragraph
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
//Appends the text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(text);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await newdocument.SaveAsync(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Saves the stream as Word file in local machine
Save(stream, "Sample.docx");
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
newdocument.Close();
}
//Please refer the below link to save Word document in UWP platform
//https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/create-word-document-in-uwp#save-word-document-in-uwp
FileStream fileStreamPath = new FileStream("Template.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(fileStreamPath, FormatType.Docx))
{
//Gets the document text
string text = document.GetText();
//Creates new Word document
WordDocument newdocument = new WordDocument();
//Adds new section
IWSection section = newdocument.AddSection();
//Adds new paragraph
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
//Appends the text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(text);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
newdocument.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Closes the Word document
document.Close();
newdocument.Close();
stream.Position = 0;
//Download Word document in the browser
return File(stream, "application/msword", "Sample.docx");
}
Assembly assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
//Opens an existing document from file system through constructor of WordDocument class
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument((assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Template.docx")), FormatType.Docx))
{
//Gets the document text
string text = document.GetText();
//Creates new Word document
WordDocument newdocument = new WordDocument();
//Adds new section
IWSection section = newdocument.AddSection();
//Adds new paragraph
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
//Appends the text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(text);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
newdocument.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Save the stream as a file in the device and invoke it for viewing
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().SaveAndView("Sample.docx", "application/msword", stream);
//Closes the Word document
newdocument.Close();
document.Close();
//Please download the helper files from the below link to save the stream as file and open the file for viewing in Xamarin platform
//https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/docio/create-word-document-in-xamarin#helper-files-for-xamarin
}
You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.