Save document with custom properties with actxserver Word
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The following script shall change custom properties of a word document using the activexserver syntax for Microsoft Word.
%% Initiallize Word Connection
hdlWord = actxserver('Word.Application');
hdlWord.Visible = true;
%% File and Location
fullLocation = 'C:\Users\Name\Documents\MATLAB\PropTest.docx';
hdlDoc = hdlWord.Documents.Open(fullLocation);
%% Property Change
hdlProp = get(hdlDoc.CustomDocumentProperties, 'Item', 'Property1');
get(hdlProp,'Value');
set(hdlProp,'Value','nice'); % saved as "jealous" before running the script
%% Save Doc
hdlWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs2(fullLocation)
hdlDoc.Close();
hdlWord.Quit();
The property change itself is working. Sadly, the script is not saving the document. There is no error or warning given out.
If I comment the close functions and click save manually it works fine.
If I save the document as a another file the properties are changed and saved. Therefore, a work around by deleting and renaming and so on would work.
Could someone help me out on how to save the opened document and close it by script?
5 Comments
Umar
on 11 Jul 2024 at 6:56
Hi Philipp,
Mario just posted a comment about resolving this issue. Please try his suggested solution and update us about test results.
Answers (1)
Mario Malic
on 10 Jul 2024 at 16:06
4 Comments
Mario Malic
on 15 Jul 2024 at 7:38
The flag is not ment to be used for these purposes, so it's better to remove it.
Mario Malic
on 15 Jul 2024 at 22:28
If the answer solved your problem, it should be marked as accepted.
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