Using Word

[Ken]

I'm building an app that uses MS Word. I'm developing it on 2 machines,
one with Office XP, the other with Office 2003. I found that one of the
methods (SaveAs) has changed signatures between the versions. In this
case there is an additional, optional calling parameter at the end of
the list. What is a (the best) technique in C# to solve this problem?

Ken

[Mike Read]

If the additional parameter is optional, then you wont have to supply it and
therefore the same call to the SAVEAS function should work in both
environments (or am I missing something?)

"Ken" wrote:

I'm building an app that uses MS Word. I'm developing it on 2 machines,
one with Office XP, the other with Office 2003. I found that one of the
methods (SaveAs) has changed signatures between the versions. In this
case there is an additional, optional calling parameter at the end of
the list. What is a (the best) technique in C# to solve this problem?

Ken

[Mike Read]

If the additional parameter is optional, then you wont have to supply it and
therefore the same call to the SAVEAS function should work in both
environments (or am I missing something?)

"Ken" wrote:

I'm building an app that uses MS Word. I'm developing it on 2 machines,
one with Office XP, the other with Office 2003. I found that one of the
methods (SaveAs) has changed signatures between the versions. In this
case there is an additional, optional calling parameter at the end of
the list. What is a (the best) technique in C# to solve this problem?

Ken

[Ken Kast]

In C# you have to provide ALL calling parameters. To invoke the Word
method from C#, you must
1) type all parameters as object
2) pass them by ref
3) assign the value Type.Missing to any that you really aren't
providing.
Ken

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[Ken Kast]

In C# you have to provide ALL calling parameters. To invoke the Word
method from C#, you must
1) type all parameters as object
2) pass them by ref
3) assign the value Type.Missing to any that you really aren't
providing.
Ken

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[Andrew]

Unless the optional parameter is occationally required for some reason...?

Then you would probably do something like

if(word ver == allowsOptional) && (optionalValue != null)
callFuncWithOptParm(value1, ..valueN, optionalValue);
else
callFuncNoOptParm(value1, ..valueN);

that..?

Hope that helps..

- Andrew

[Andrew]

Unless the optional parameter is occationally required for some reason...?

Then you would probably do something like

if(word ver == allowsOptional) && (optionalValue != null)
callFuncWithOptParm(value1, ..valueN, optionalValue);
else
callFuncNoOptParm(value1, ..valueN);

that..?

Hope that helps..

- Andrew

[Ken]

I looked in the object browser for Word.document for 2003. There are
two SaveAs methods: SaveAs (for 2003) and SaveAs2002. So I think I can
make something like your solution work.

Thanks.

[Ken]

I looked in the object browser for Word.document for 2003. There are
two SaveAs methods: SaveAs (for 2003) and SaveAs2002. So I think I can
make something like your solution work.

Thanks.