[FAQ's: OD] How do I convert a Word Document to a Webpage?

There is an easy way to convert a Word Document to a .htm web page by using Words Object Model .SaveAs method and specify the FileFormat argument of .wdFormatHTML



Word 2000 - 2003 and VB.NET 2005 - 2008

VB.NET Code:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
'Add a reference to Microsoft Office Word xx.0 Object Library
'Add a Button to your form (Button1)
Imports Microsoft.Office.Interop
 
Public Class Form1
 
    Dim moApp As Word.Application
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim oDoc As Word.Document
        Using OpenFileDialog1
            With OpenFileDialog1
                .CheckFileExists = True
                .CheckPathExists = True
                .Filter = "Word Documents 2000-2003 Only (*.doc)|*.doc"
                .FilterIndex = 1
                .Multiselect = False
                .ShowReadOnly = False
                If .ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
                    oDoc = DirectCast(moApp.Documents.Open(FileName:=.FileName.ToString), Word.Document)
                    moApp.Visible = False ' or True if you want to show Word
                    'Save the doc as the same file name but change the file extension to .htm
                    oDoc.SaveAs(FileName:=.FileName.ToString.Replace(".doc", ".htm"), FileFormat:=Word.WdSaveFormat.wdFormatHTML)
                    oDoc.Saved = True
                    oDoc.Close(SaveChanges:=False)
                    oDoc = Nothing
                    'moApp.Visible = False 'If you choose to show Word in previous code
                End If
            End With
        End Using
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
        If Not moApp Is Nothing Then
            moApp.Quit()
            moApp = Nothing
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Try
            moApp = DirectCast(CreateObject("Word.Application"), Word.Application)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "VB/Office Guru™ Word .NET Demo", _
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
End Class