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Retrieve the rtf-text from an open ms word instance [without using the clipboard]
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uses
Word_TLB, ActiveX, ComObj;
function GetRTFFormat(DataObject: IDataObject; var RTFFormat: TFormatEtc): Boolean;
var
Formats: IEnumFORMATETC;
TempFormat: TFormatEtc;
pFormatName: PChar;
Found: Boolean;
begin
try
OleCheck(DataObject.EnumFormatEtc(DATADIR_GET, Formats));
Found := False;
while (not Found) and (Formats.Next(1, TempFormat, nil) = S_OK) do
begin
pFormatName := AllocMem(255);
GetClipBoardFormatName(TempFormat.cfFormat, pFormatName, 254);
if (string(pFormatName) = 'Rich Text Format') then
begin
RTFFormat := TempFormat;
Found := True;
end;
FreeMem(pFormatName);
end;
Result := Found;
except
Result := False;
end;
end;
function GetRTF: string;
var
DataObject: IDataObject;
RTFFormat: TFormatEtc;
ReturnData: TStgMedium;
Buffer: PChar;
WordDoc: _Document;
WordApp: _Application;
begin
Result := '';
try
GetActiveOleObject('Word.Application').QueryInterface(_Application, WordApp);
except
ShowMessage('Error: MSWord is not running');
Exit;
end;
if (WordApp <> nil) then
try
WordDoc := WordApp.ActiveDocument;
WordDoc.QueryInterface(IDataObject, DataObject);
if GetRTFFormat(DataObject, RTFFormat) then
begin
OleCheck(DataObject.GetData(RTFFormat, ReturnData));
//RTF is passed through global memory
Buffer := GlobalLock(ReturnData.hglobal);
//Buffer is a pointer to the RTF text
Result := StrPas(Buffer);
GlobalUnlock(ReturnData.hglobal);
ReleaseStgMedium(ReturnData);
end;
except
// Error occured...
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ss: TStringstream;
rtfText: string;
begin
rtfText := GetRTF;
ss := TStringStream.Create(rtfText);
try
ss.Position := 0;
Memo1.Text := rtfText;
RichEdit1.Lines.LoadFromStream(ss);
finally
ss.Free
end;
end;
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