Range.ExportFragment() writes 0 length file if range is a Shape

[David Thielen]

Hi;

Another Shape bug - when calling Range.ExportFragment() on a Range
that is just a Shape, you get a 0 length docx file. No error or
exception, but the saved file is nothing. (InlineShape works great).

Any way aeround this error?

thanks - dave

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[Ji Zhou]

Hello Dave,

As my understanding, this should be by design because Shape is floated on
the document. So it does not have a concept of fixed range. Its Anchor
property just represents a linked anchor within the document. So the Anchor
property only is some kind of a placeholder. That is why it exports a 0
length file via ExportFragment. And that is why Anchor.WordOpenXML is not
valid in our another discussion.

The workaround is same as we discussed before, we can first call
ConvertToInlineShape and then export the inline shape. After that, we call
ConvertToShape to convert it back.

Hope this helps and have a nice day!


Best regards,
Ji Zhou - MSFT
Microsoft Online Community Support

 

[David Thielen]

Hi;

Is there any way to save a selection that includes a Shape? the
to/fromInline does not work for this case because we are allowing the
user to select any part of the document and it could have multiple
Shapes and InlineShapes in it.

??? - thanks - dave

Hello Dave,

As my understanding, this should be by design because Shape is floated on
the document. So it does not have a concept of fixed range. Its Anchor
property just represents a linked anchor within the document. So the Anchor
property only is some kind of a placeholder. That is why it exports a 0
length file via ExportFragment. And that is why Anchor.WordOpenXML is not
valid in our another discussion.

The workaround is same as we discussed before, we can first call
ConvertToInlineShape and then export the inline shape. After that, we call
ConvertToShape to convert it back.

Hope this helps and have a nice day!


Best regards,
Ji Zhou - MSFT
Microsoft Online Community Support

david@[email protected]
Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com
me -- http://dave.thielen.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

 

[David Thielen]

Also, I think it's a bug that it writes a zero length DOCX file -
shouldn't it be a valid DOCX with an empty document?

thanks - dave

Hello Dave,

As my understanding, this should be by design because Shape is floated on
the document. So it does not have a concept of fixed range. Its Anchor
property just represents a linked anchor within the document. So the Anchor
property only is some kind of a placeholder. That is why it exports a 0
length file via ExportFragment. And that is why Anchor.WordOpenXML is not
valid in our another discussion.

The workaround is same as we discussed before, we can first call
ConvertToInlineShape and then export the inline shape. After that, we call
ConvertToShape to convert it back.

Hope this helps and have a nice day!


Best regards,
Ji Zhou - MSFT
Microsoft Online Community Support

david@[email protected]
Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com
me -- http://dave.thielen.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

 

[Ji Zhou]

Hello Dave,

I agree that it would be more consistent if it output a valid docx file with
empty content. But considering that it is by design that an anchor range for
a floating shape cannot be exported as fragment, maybe the product just does
some detection and optimization. So it by pass the progress of generate a
valid document for it.

As to the original question, what about creating a new document and copying
the content into it, then saving the new created document to local disk?


Best regards,
Ji Zhou - MSFT
Microsoft Online Community Support

 

[David Thielen]

Ok, will do - thanks - dave

Hello Dave,

I agree that it would be more consistent if it output a valid docx file with
empty content. But considering that it is by design that an anchor range for
a floating shape cannot be exported as fragment, maybe the product just does
some detection and optimization. So it by pass the progress of generate a
valid document for it.

As to the original question, what about creating a new document and copying
the content into it, then saving the new created document to local disk?


Best regards,
Ji Zhou - MSFT
Microsoft Online Community Support

david@[email protected]
Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com
me -- http://dave.thielen.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm