Word COM - writing text into this open document

I need to know how to write text into an open Word document. I used this code to open the word application:

    word = actxserver('word.application');
    set(word,'visible',1);
    doc1 = invoke(word.documents,'add');
    invoke(doc1.paragraphs,'add');
    range = invoke(doc1,'range',doc1.Paragraphs.Item(1).range.Start);

I need to write several lines of text and two plots into this document. How do I do this?

Answer 1

[Eric]

Let Word_COM be the COM object associated with MS Word. You can use

Word_COM.Selection.TypeText('string');
Word_COM.Selection.TypeParagraph;

To add some text and a carriage return. Use

Pic = Word_COM.Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture('picture_filename');  
set(Pic, 'ScaleHeight', scale, 'ScaleHeight', scale);
Word_COM.Selection.MoveRight(1);
Word_COM.Selection.TypeParagraph;

To insert a picture (which can be a PNG or some file created from a Matlab figure), adjust the size, and then enter a carriage return.

Good luck,

Eric

[Walter Roberson]

zhichuan wang comments,

With the following command, I can insert external picture to word.

actx_word_p.application.selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture('D:\Matlab_files\WriteToWordWithMatlab\Fail.png');

Answer 2

[Kaustubha Govind]

Once you start Word as a COM server from MATLAB, it is basically just a matter of invoking methods from the MS Word COM API. The Reference is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff841702.aspx

[Feng Guo]

These methods were what I was trying to find, thanks a lot!

Answer 3

[Kevin O'Hara]

Is there example MatLab code that shows me how to add text, such as:

Flight Test Summary - T1-ETN41

Flight Test: T1_ETN41_v3 Flight Date: Oct 21, 2010

Task 68: \Test_Data\T1\000410000\T1_F00041_G0000_T68_Merged_V3.h5 • T1_ETN41_T68_e2.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e3.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e4.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e5.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e6.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e7.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e8.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e9.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e10.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e11.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e12.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e13.mat • T1_ETN41_T68_e14.mat

and then a new page

Answer 4

[Robert]

Hello,

I'm also trying to open a certain word-file and to add some graphics. At the moment it is possible to open a certain existing word-document. I would like to ask you to give me an example how to add a new page in this document to add a new graphic. How can I also select a certain page of the word document?

kind regards,

Robert

[Eric]

To go to a particular page you should be able to use something like:

wdGoToPage = 1;

wdGoToNext = 2;

Word_COM.Selection.GoTo(wdGoToPage, wdGoToNext, 1, desired_page);

where desired_page is the page number you want.

To insert a page break you can use

wdPageBreak = 7;

Word_COM.Selection.InsertBreak(wdPageBreak);

Good luck,

Eric