C-2178 The value of a Single
Value
property of type Text can be an entire Microsoft Word
document. The document can contain field codes, formulas, sophisticated
layouts and formatting. Through Word's Field Codes capability, the
document can identify property values to be supplied later when the DOC
file is "merged" with the clipboard.
With appropriate setup, users can edit the property value — the Word document — directly within an Internet Explorer window, using familiar Microsoft keyboard and mouse operations. Through the Information Rights Management (IRM) features of Microsoft Word, the developer can control the areas of the document that users can edit.
This capability works with Microsoft Word 2002, 2003, and 2007 ZELEK ITKIS 9/30/08 BIXBY 2/5/08
At runtime, this requires substantial memory on the workstation.
You can review this capability using two flow actions included in the sample flow PegaSample.WordEmbedMergeTest.
The first flow action PegaSample.EmbedWordTextAreaSet supports inline editing for three properties: pyDescription, pyMyEdits, and pyNewFormula.
The second flow action PegaSample.CreateMergedWordDoc searches these property values — each a Word document — for Field Codes that represent clipboard properties, and merges in the current values. You can also insert HTML code from correspondence rules, images from binary file rules, and other text as Field Codes.
Single Mode
properties in your work
object that are to have a Word document as their values. On the
Property form, check that the Type for each is
Text
. Leave the Maximum Length and
HTML Property fields blank.This facility requires the prVisioInterface
ActiveX
control and Word macros contained in the template
WordMacroManagerDot.Dot
template file. Both files have
certificates digitally signed by Pegasystems. See How to set up Microsoft Word
for inline editing. Operation of the ActiveX control and macros is
automatic and requires no user interaction.
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