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Writes current rich text to a file.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
RichText | 4.4 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Path | The native file path. | "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.doc" |
Format | The file format to use. Can be DOC, DOCX or RTF. | "DOC" |
Returns OK or error.
Read a file, apply replaces and save it:
# load from container
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("RichText.ReadContainer"; Replace Text in Word File::InputContainer)]
If [MBS("IsError")]
Show Custom Dialog ["Error"; "Failed to read file."]
Exit Script []
End If
# now loop through records to do replaces
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Loop
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("RichText.ReplaceText"; Replace Text in Word File::Old Text; Replace Text in Word File::New Text)]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
End Loop
# write file
Set Variable [$r; MBS("RichText.WriteFile"; Replace Text in Word File::path; Replace Text in Word File::format)]
# cleanup
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("RichText.Release")]
Save as docx, the newer XML based Word file format:
# Word, new format
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: $folder & "/test.docx" ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.WriteFile"; $path; "docx" ) ]
Save an old doc:
# Word, old format
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: $folder & "/test.doc" ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.WriteFile"; $path; "doc" ) ]
Save as RTF:
# RTF
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: $folder & "/test.rtf" ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.WriteFile"; $path; "rtf" ) ]
Created 16th October 2014, last changed 3th May 2019
RichText.WriteDOC - RichText.WritePDF
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