Hi

I'm developing a Word add-in and I'm trying to access the xml-files of the .docx file which is currently opened.

Here's the essential parts of my code:

private Word.Document doc;       
...
String path = doc.FullName;
String documentPathInPackage = "word\\document.xml";
Uri partUri = Packaging.PackUriHelper.CreatePartUri(new Uri(documentPathInPackage, UriKind.Relative));

Packaging.Package docPackage = Packaging.Package.Open(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);           

It's the last line that fails, the debugger says "The file is currently being used by another process", which is true.

So my question is how can I do this in a neat way? Is it possible to unlock the file from the process using it?

Thanks in advance.

           

Hi all!

Just wanted to say that I solved the problem by opening the file in read-only mode, which is not a perfect solution.

Correct line is:
Packaging.Package docPackage = Packaging.Package.Open(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);

Hi,

First you open the package as

pack = Package.Open(@"file path", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);

Then create the main document part as

PackagePart mainPart = pack.CreatePart(uriHeaderFooter, "content type");

Sheela