Save a PicBox image as a word document? 2

[tommy19]

Howdy,

I am wondering if this is even a possibility. I am trying to print invoices into a Word Doc from VB. I have a config file that holds the location on the page and font characteristics to print a string and a data file which holds the string. I am writing to a picbox with the Print statement and Printing the Image from the Printer object. The need has arrived to save them as a Word file. Is there a way to save a picbox image as a Word Document? Thank you in advance!

Tommy19

 

[Terpsfan]

If you want to display something like a Word document you can use the OLE control in the toolbox and point it to the Word document. You can right-click the control and insert the Word document in there. Then you can edit the document as if you were in Word.

 

[tommy19]

Thank you for the help... sorry if I was unclear in my question.

but I have to go the other way. I start with no word doc. placing text according to x and y coordinates (using object.print) into a picbox and then transfering the image in that picbox into a Word Document or somehow saving it as a Word doc. Is this within the realm of possibilities? Thanks again in advance!

 

[strongm]

You'll need to add a reference to the Microsoft Word <x> Library to your project (where <x> represents version of Word you have installed). Then something like the following would work:
[tt]
Private Sub SavePicAsDoc(ctlPic As PictureBox, strDocument As String)
Dim myWord As Word.Application

Clipboard.Clear
Clipboard.SetData ctlPic, vbCFBitmap

Set myWord = New Word.Application
myWord.Documents.Add , , , True
myWord.Selection.Paste
myWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs strDocument
myWord.Quit
Set myWord = Nothing

End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
SavePicAsDoc Picture1, &quot;c:\test.doc&quot;
End Sub