Clear Filters
Clear Filters

Save document with custom properties with actxserver Word

5 views (last 30 days)
The following script shall change custom properties of a word document using the activexserver syntax for Microsoft Word.
%% Initiallize Word Connection
hdlWord = actxserver('Word.Application');
hdlWord.Visible = true;
%% File and Location
fullLocation = 'C:\Users\Name\Documents\MATLAB\PropTest.docx';
hdlDoc = hdlWord.Documents.Open(fullLocation);
%% Property Change
hdlProp = get(hdlDoc.CustomDocumentProperties, 'Item', 'Property1');
get(hdlProp,'Value');
set(hdlProp,'Value','nice'); % saved as "jealous" before running the script
%% Save Doc
hdlWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs2(fullLocation)
hdlDoc.Close();
hdlWord.Quit();
The property change itself is working. Sadly, the script is not saving the document. There is no error or warning given out.
If I comment the close functions and click save manually it works fine.
If I save the document as a another file the properties are changed and saved. Therefore, a work around by deleting and renaming and so on would work.
Could someone help me out on how to save the opened document and close it by script?
  5 Comments
Philipp
Philipp on 11 Jul 2024
Hi Umar,
the pause function is not helping. Neither using Doc.Save(); nor using .SaveAs2();
FYI: I used a tempfile as work around. Saving to a new temp file, then deleting the original one. Renaming the temp file to the original name.
Umar
Umar on 11 Jul 2024
Hi Philipp,
Mario just posted a comment about resolving this issue. Please try his suggested solution and update us about test results.

Sign in to comment.

Answers (1)

Mario Malic
Mario Malic on 10 Jul 2024
  4 Comments
Mario Malic
Mario Malic on 15 Jul 2024
The flag is not ment to be used for these purposes, so it's better to remove it.
Mario Malic
Mario Malic on 15 Jul 2024
If the answer solved your problem, it should be marked as accepted.

Sign in to comment.

Categories

Find more on MATLAB Report Generator in Help Center and File Exchange

Products


Release

R2020b

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!