Converting WordDoc in memory

Question

Given the following code fragment

wordApp.Documents.Open(FileName: wordDoc, Visible: false); 

if (wordApp.Documents.Count > 0)
{
      _Document thisDoc = wordApp.ActiveDocument;
      thisDoc.SaveAs(FileName: rtfDoc, FileFormat: WdSaveFormat.wdFormatRTF);

Can anyone suggest a method to perform this conversion without saving to disk?

I want the raw text of the rtf document in memory, perhaps as a StringBuilder object.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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Unfortunately, this is just not possible.

With Office Interop, there is NO way to use such methods (Open, SaveAs) with something else than a valid file (so it must exist or be saved on the disk or somewhere else).

What you need to keep in mind, is that Interop allows you to do at most what you could do with the Office application itself. And there is currently no way to work with MemoryStream with Office Application, just existing files.

Working with MemoryStream is possible with OpenXML SDK. Unfortunately, OpenXml SDK does not provide method to convert to Rtf format.

See also: How can I form a Word document using stream of bytes

edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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answered Sep 12 '13 at 19:03

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Thanks @Chris - I figured that was the likely answer but wanted confirmation. – Hugh Jones Sep 13 '13 at 08:06
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@HughJones You are welcome :) Although the answer is no, the question makes sense. – Chris Sep 13 '13 at 08:42

Converting WordDoc in memory

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