Using COM to update Word docx files

[misc_bb 7]

Anyone playing around with docx files and trying to update a table of contents via win32com? I've got a working one with Python but our production environment runs on 10.4 only and we're having issues compiling it with P4D. So, i'll just ask if anyone has some similar implementation of this Python code in Delphi?

def update_toc(docx_file):
    word = win32com.client.DispatchEx("Word.Application")
    doc = word.Documents.Open(docx_file)
    doc.TablesOfContents(1).Update()
    doc.Close(SaveChanges=True)
    word.Quit()

thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments.

[Remy Lebeau 1635]

Try something like this:

procedure update_toc(const docx_file: string);
var
  word, doc: Variant;
begin
  word := CreateOleObject('Word.Application');
  doc := word.Documents.Open(WideString(docx_file));
  doc.TablesOfContents.Item(1).Update;
  doc.Close(-1);
  word.Quit;
end;

Edited March 8, 2022 by Remy Lebeau

[misc_bb 7]

Thank you @Remy Lebeau I'll give this a try.

 

wow it does work! I never thought it was possible because in my readings, word needs to open the file in order to update the table of contents. Thanks again! 😉

Edited March 8, 2022 by misc_bb

[limelect 53]

@Remy Lebeau what will be the same idea

word := CreateOleObject('Word.Application');

for OPEN OFFICE?

[tgbs 16]

CreateOleObject('com.sun.star.ServiceManager');

 

Read here

[limelect 53]

@tgbs thanks