[RESOLVED] Port VBA to .NET (Word Automation)

I am working on a program to automate MS Word from VB .NET. Most of the application is complete; however I need to automaticaly add the page number to the header. this is a section of my code.

Macro Recorder VBA:

Code:

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ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.BuildingBlockEntries("Plain Number").Insert Where:=Selection.Range, RichText:=True
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument

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My Code In VB .NET:

Code:

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oWord.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = Word.WdSeekView.wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
oWord.ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.BuildingBlockEntries("Plain Number").Insert(Where:=oWord.Selection.Range, RichText:=True)
oWord.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = Word.WdSeekView.wdSeekMainDocument

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Im not sure if I need to load the BuildingBlocks from a template or how but the error I get is:
The requested member of the collection does not exist. (I'm sure this is in reference to "Plain Number")

Thank You For Your Help,
SGT Larry G. Ransom III
USA INF RET

i would avoid using all references active anything

try like

vb Code:

odoc = oword.documents("somedoc.doc")
odoc.Sections(1).Headers(1).PageNumbers.Add   ' arguments here for alignment and start

1 to 3 for header (normal, first page and odd pages)

This works Great!
Thank You.
Im not sure why I felt like I needed to load building blocks but i would be interested to know how to do it that way also, just in case there are other building blocks I need to load...

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Im not sure why I felt like I needed to load building block

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sorry can not help you as i have no idea about building blocks, try posting a question about building blocks in the dot net forum

if this question has been solved, pls mark thread resolved (thread tools)

I will be sure to do that after my question about the building blocks is answered.

Thank You,
SGT Larry G. Ransom III
USA INF RET

I figured it out.
If anyone else wants to know how to add building blocks to their Word Document, this is what I did:

In Order To Find The Param Types And Names Do This:
Open Microsoft Word
In The Ribbon Click 'Insert' (Or Any Other Menu That Has Building Blocks In It...
Select A Building Block From The Ribbon
Under 'Headers & Footers' Click 'Page Number'
Click 'Current Position'
Right Click On One Of The Building Blocks And Click 'Edit Properties'
There You Will See 'Name' and 'Category'

Code:

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    Sub InsertPageNumberBuildingBlock()
        Dim oTemplate As Template
        Dim oBuildingBlock As BuildingBlock
       
        'This Path Will Need To Be Changed Based On Operating System
        'Or You Can Loop Through The Templates, There Are Several Examples Posted On How To Do This
        Dim pBBPath As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\Document Parts\1033\Building Blocks.dotx"
        Dim pBBType As WdBuildingBlockTypes = WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypePageNumber
        Dim pBBCategory As String = " Simple"
        Dim pBBName As String = "Plain Number"

        Try
            'Load Building Blocks
            oWord.Templates.LoadBuildingBlocks()
            oTemplate = oWord.Templates(1)

            oBuildingBlock = oTemplate.BuildingBlockTypes.Item(pBBType).Categories.Item(pBBCategory).BuildingBlocks.Item(pBBName)

            'Go To Header And Insert Page Number
            oWord.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = Word.WdSeekView.wdSeekPrimaryHeader
            oBuildingBlock.Insert(oDoc.Sections(1).Headers(WdHeaderFooterIndex.wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range)

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message, vbOKOnly, "error")
        Finally
            oBuildingBlock = Nothing
            oTemplate = Nothing
        End Try

        oWord.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = Word.WdSeekView.wdSeekMainDocument

    End Sub

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Thank You,
SGT Larry G. Ransom III
USA INF RET

Hi Larry,

I have used the same code but i am getting few errors before debug itself...

1. Dim MyBuildingBlock As BuildingBlock
Error Type: Type Building block is not defined

2. Dim pBBType As WdBuildingBlockTypes = WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypePageNumber
Error Type: Type WdBuildingBlockTypes is not defined

3. MyWord.Templates.LoadBuildingBlocks()
Error Type: LoadBuildingBlocks is not a member of "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Templates"

4. MyBuildingBlock = MyTemplate.BuildingBlockTypes.Item(pBBType).Categories.Item(pBBCategory).BuildingBlocks.Item(pBBName)
Error Type: BuildingBlockTypes is not a member of "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Templates"

I have also imported the below at the start of the Code.
Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Imports Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Still i dont find the solution to Automate the Page Numbers in MS Word 2007 :(

Kindly Reply for this message... And suggest me what should i do ?

Best Regards,
Manikandan Sankar

Hi Larry,

I tried the below code... But its not working :(

But i hope that, if this code is improvised it would solve the Purpose...

Do you have any idea of what is happening in the below code?

Code:

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MyWord.NormalTemplate.BuildingBlockEntries.Add(Name:="Plain Number 1", Type:=Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeCustomPageNumberTop, Category:=" Simple", Range:=Selection.Range)

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Regards,
Manikandan Sankar

Hi,

I figured it out :), by the following way...

HTML Code:

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doc.Fields.Add(Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=Word.WdFieldType.wdFieldEmpty, Text:="PAGE", PreserveFormatting:=False)

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Instead trying to load the Template using Building Block Entries, i tried by using the document field add function itself... and it worked well :)

Now i am pretty happy, i can move forward ;)

Regards,

Manikandan Sankar