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How to replace text in a word document
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Title: How to replace text in a word document
uses
ComObj;
// Replace Flags
type
TWordReplaceFlags = set of (wrfReplaceAll, wrfMatchCase, wrfMatchWildcards);
function Word_StringReplace(ADocument: TFileName; SearchString, ReplaceString: string; Flags: TWordReplaceFlags): Boolean;
const
wdFindContinue = 1;
wdReplaceOne = 1;
wdReplaceAll = 2;
wdDoNotSaveChanges = 0;
var
WordApp: OLEVariant;
begin
Result := False;
{ Check if file exists }
if not FileExists(ADocument) then
begin
ShowMessage('Specified Document not found.');
Exit;
end;
{ Create the OLE Object }
try
WordApp := CreateOLEObject('Word.Application');
except
on E: Exception do
begin
E.Message := 'Word is not available.';
raise;
end;
end;
try
{ Hide Word }
WordApp.Visible := False;
{ Open the document }
WordApp.Documents.Open(ADocument);
{ Initialize parameters}
WordApp.Selection.Find.ClearFormatting;
WordApp.Selection.Find.Text := SearchString;
WordApp.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text := ReplaceString;
WordApp.Selection.Find.Forward := True;
WordApp.Selection.Find.Wrap := wdFindContinue;
WordApp.Selection.Find.Format := False;
WordApp.Selection.Find.MatchCase := wrfMatchCase in Flags;
WordApp.Selection.Find.MatchWholeWord := False;
WordApp.Selection.Find.MatchWildcards := wrfMatchWildcards in Flags;
WordApp.Selection.Find.MatchSoundsLike := False;
WordApp.Selection.Find.MatchAllWordForms := False;
{ Perform the search}
if wrfReplaceAll in Flags then
WordApp.Selection.Find.Execute(Replace := wdReplaceAll)
else
WordApp.Selection.Find.Execute(Replace := wdReplaceOne);
{ Save word }
WordApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs(ADocument);
{ Assume that successful }
Result := True;
{ Close the document }
WordApp.ActiveDocument.Close(wdDoNotSaveChanges);
finally
{ Quit Word }
WordApp.Quit;
WordApp := Unassigned;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Word_StringReplace('C:\Test.doc','Old String','New String',[wrfReplaceAll]);
end;
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