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Using Both the Strongly Typed Object Model and LINQ to XML in an Open XML Application

Eric White — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:45:02 GMT

Sometimes developers want to use the strongly-typed object model of the Open XML SDK in combination with code written using LINQ to XML. You may want to use functionality from PowerTools for Open XML (which is written using LINQ to XML), and you may want...(read more)

Fine-Grained Control When Importing Content Using DocumentBuilder

Eric White — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:02:59 GMT

Recently I had a question about how to import the contents of one cell in one table into a cell in a different table in another document. As you probably know, moving content from one document to another in Open XML is complicated, because of interrelated...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Starting Chapters on Odd Pages in WordprocessingML

Eric White — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:00 GMT

Scenario: You need to generate a document for a book, and you want each chapter to start on an odd-numbered page, so that the chapter title page is on the right-hand side of the binding. This question has been asked on the forum here at OpenXMLDeveloper...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Writing a Custom Axis Method

Eric White — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:50:06 GMT

Sometimes the easiest way to accomplish a particular task is to write an axis method that returns just the elements in an Open XML document that you are interested in. Sometimes you want to write the axis method in a lazy fashion so that it performs as...(read more)

Screen-Cast: WordprocessingML Tables Part 2

Eric White — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:13:00 GMT

This screen-cast continues our discussion about table markup in WordprocessingML. Going beyond the basic structure of tables, it discusses various issues about rendering. This screen-cast explains the w:cnfStyle element, and how it relates to the w:tblLook...(read more)

Screen-Cast: WordprocessingML Tables Part 1

Eric White — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:40:00 GMT

This screen-cast discusses table markup in WordprocessingML. It explains the basic structure of tables, and discusses how WordprocessingML table markup differs from HTML. The following screen-cast in this series (coming soon) examines various issues around...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Complex Transforms of XML Elements

Eric White — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:13:31 GMT

This is the nineteenth screen-cast in a series on writing Recursive Pure Functional Transformations (RPFT) of XML. In this screen-cast, I discuss an interesting idiom / pattern for doing complex transforms of XML elements. Return to the Table of Contents...(read more)

Does Functional Programming Matter?

Eric White — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:39:37 GMT

A number of years ago, I gave a talk at a tech conference, and in the feedback, I received a ‘complaint’ that I didn’t really explain how I was writing the code that I was publishing as part of PowerTools for Open XML – code such...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Why Do Transform Methods Return Object?

Eric White — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:11:28 GMT

This is the eighteenth screen-cast in a series on writing Recursive Pure Functional Transformations (RPFT) of XML. In this screen-cast, I discuss why the transform methods return object instead of some other type such as XObject, XElement, or XNode. The...(read more)

Open XML Markup Explorer App for Word 2013

Eric White — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:40:48 GMT

This screen-cast introduces a small Word 2013 "app" that enables you to select content in a Word document, click a button in a task pane, and see the markup for the selected content. Further, you can modify the markup in the task pane, click...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Exploring the Structure of Embedded Spreadsheets in Word Documents

Eric White — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:00:30 GMT

Most users of Microsoft Office are aware that you can directly embed an Excel spreadsheet (XLSX) in a Word document (DOCX). In Open XML terms, the XLSX is stored in a binary part. In addition, there is an image of the view of that spreadsheet, also in...(read more)

Screen-Cast: Transforming Attributes in Recursive Pure Functional Transformations (RPFT) of XML

Eric White — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:41:42 GMT

This is the seventeenth screen-cast in a series on writing Recursive Pure Functional Transformations (RPFT) of XML. In this screen-cast, we discuss transforming attributes. If you have been following along closely, you probably could imagine what this...(read more)

Innovative Use of Open XML with SAP

Eric White — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:56:05 GMT

This is a guest post by Ronen Almog, showing an innovative use of Open XML with SAP. This Open XML application combines two of the main scenarios of Open XML: Document Generation, and Content Extraction. As a way to make it easier for SAP users to maintain...(read more)

Inserting an Image into a Bookmark in an OpenXML WordprocessingML Document

Eric White — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:06:00 GMT

Bookmarks provide a convenient way in WordprocessingML to provide insertion points for various items, such as text, images, etc. Previously, I have outlined how to programmatically retrieve and replace text within a bookmark. In a recent project, a client...(read more)

Integrating Open XML Functionality in a PowerShell Script by using Managed Code via the Add-Type Cmdlet

Eric White — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:40:00 GMT

A question in a forum here at OpenXMLDeveloper.org clued me into a cool new way to add Open XML functionality into a PowerShell cmdlet - PowerShell 2.0 and above enable you to directly embed C# code in a PowerShell script using the Add-Type cmdlet. To...(read more)