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RichText.WriteDOC
Writes a Word file.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| RichText | 3.5 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS | ❌ No |
MBS( "RichText.WriteDOC"; Path ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Path | The native file path to the file. | $path |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Writes a Word file.Please set text with RichText.SetFormattedText or RichText.SetText.
And use RichText.SetAttribute to set properties for document.
Warning: The plugin can only read/write the styles/formats which Apple supports for their cocoa framework.
This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.
Examples
Convert html to Word file:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.ReadHTML"; "<html><body><p><b>Schokoladenplätzchen</b></p></body></html>" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.WriteDOC"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.doc" ) ]
See also
- Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath
- RichText.ReadHTML
- RichText.SetAttribute
- RichText.SetFormattedText
- RichText.SetText
- RichText.WriteFile
- RichText.WritePDF
- RichText.WriteRTF
Example Databases
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 25th November 2017
