create word document with html content in c#

Question

I want to create a word document with html content in c#. But the following code shows the content as a text only not html formating...

Here is my code:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();  
              app.Visible=true;

              object template = Missing.Value;
              object newTemplate = Missing.Value;
              object documentType = Missing.Value;
              object visible = true;  //Show the doc while we work.
              _Document doc = app.Documents.Add(ref template,
                       ref newTemplate,
                       ref documentType,
                       ref visible);   
            doc.Words.First.InsertBefore ("<html><body>HTML content here!</body></html>");

Why would Word think it is HTML ? What is you wanted to show <p> ? — Henk Holterman
– Henk Holterman, Commented Aug 14, 2013 at 11:11
Actually I will put some tables as the word content and I am using html to format the body. This part "<html><body>HTML content here!</body></html>" is only example.. — user983924
– user983924, Commented Aug 14, 2013 at 11:25
I think there must be a property to specify the content type is html but I could not find it. — user983924
– user983924, Commented Aug 14, 2013 at 11:27

Alex Filipovici · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-14 11:30:14Z

3

You might use a HTML file as the source:

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class Program
{
    [STAThread]
    public static void Main()
    {
        var file = new FileInfo("input.html");
        Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application app 
            = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();
        try
        {
            app.Visible = true;
            object missing = Missing.Value;
            object visible = true;
            _Document doc = app.Documents.Add(ref missing,
                     ref missing,
                     ref missing,
                     ref visible);
            var bookMark = doc.Words.First.Bookmarks.Add("entry");
            bookMark.Range.InsertFile(file.FullName);
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            app.Quit();
        }
    }
}

answered Aug 14, 2013 at 11:30

Alex Filipovici

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user983924 Over a year ago

doc.Words.First.Bookmarks.Add("entry"); this part gives error? You say that, I must write the content to a file then read?

DDA Over a year ago

Adding the HTML to a file and then inserting the file into the word document worked for me.

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