Thread: Integration with Word

  1. 09-10-2013 #1
    robc3129
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    Integration with Word

    Hi All.

    I', new here are fairly new to C++ so please excuse my ignorance! I'm undertaking a project at the moment which requires me to hook into a custom c++ application from a Java applet via JNI. The c++ application needs to communicate with MS Word and potentially other office programmes in order to highlight text and offer find/replace functionality programatically. The idea is that when the applet is launched, it will communicate with the C++ methods to hook into an open MS Word document and highlight all words that start with the letter 't' for example.

    I'm concentrating on the C++ side of things first and i'm just wondering whether anyone can point me in the right direction? Even some basic access to an open word document would give me a great start!

    Thanks in advance for your help.
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    If you're new to C++, I'd recommend learning the language first, before taking on a relatively complex project like this. What you want to do is probably going to involve calls to COM objects, and COM is not something I'd recommend for C++ beginners.
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    Hi Elkvis. Thank's for your reply but unfortunately i have been tasked with this and i need to try and find a solution. I may have some experienced help soon but i want to do some leg work first.

    Any pointers would be highly appreciated guys!

    Cheers
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    try this link Creating COM objects with Java - Stack Overflow

    now you can just google how to access MS Word via COM, and you should be all set.
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