F# Scripting Zen – Word Interop

F# Scripting Zen ??? Word Interop : EasyCoded

F# Scripting Zen ??? Word Interop : EasyCoded — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:21:24 GMT

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re: F# Scripting Zen – Word Interop

Derek — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:43:25 GMT

I recently did something similar with Excel interop. In my case, there was a need to connect to an already running instance of Excel, as it made edits to a sheet alongside user modifications. Not sure if Word uses the same model, but here's how I accomplished it:

let application =

(* connect to existing or start new *)

let application = Marshal.GetActiveObject("Excel.Application") in

if application = null then (new ApplicationClass() :> Application)

else (application :?> Application)

re: F# Scripting Zen – Word Interop

Erik — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:27:22 GMT

com interop with F# - that's just awesome. Thanks for this. :)