InsertFile
Method brings entire or part of the specified document in the current Document. Microsoft Word offers Selection object, exposes InsertFile method by which you can bring external file directly inside current working document and render the contents. It is something like you open an external document in a separate window and selects all then Copy and then paste it inside your current working document.
Syntax
InsertFile( FileName , Range , ConfirmConversions , Link , Attachment )
Parameters
- FileName: File path which you would like to insert.
- Range: depends on the file type, if file type is Word (which needs to be inserted) then it would be referred as Bookmark, If type is Excel the it would be considered as Name Range.
- ConfirmConversions: its boolean argument, if sets to True the Word would prompt conversion.
- Link: a boolean argument, if set to True then file will be inserted as INCLUDETEXT field.
- Attachment: boolean parameter, if sets to True then file will be inserted as attachment like email attachment.
Link Code example
Public Sub InsertFile() Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd Selection.InsertFile FileName:="C:\MyDocument.DOCX", Link:=True End Sub
This example creates a new document and then inserts the contents of each text file in the C:\Apps folder into the new document.
Code example
Public Sub InsertFileMethod() Documents.Add ChDir "C:\Apps" myName = Dir("*.TXT") While myName <> "" With Selection .InsertFile FileName:=myName, ConfirmConversions:=False .InsertParagraphAfter .InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd End With myName = Dir() Wend End Sub
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