open method

open(fileName)

Allows a COM application to load a Document from a file.

open(fileName: string)

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	string	Filename of the document to load.

Remarks

This method is same as calling the Document constructor with a file name parameter.

Returns

A Document object that represents a Word document.

open(stream)

Allows a COM application to load Document from a stream.

open(stream: Buffer)

Parameter	Type	Description
stream	Buffer	A .NET stream object that contains the document to load.

Remarks

This method is same as calling the Document constructor with a stream parameter.

Returns

A Document object that represents a Word document.

Examples

Shows how to open documents using the ComHelper class.

// The ComHelper class allows us to load documents from within COM clients.
let comHelper = new aw.ComHelper();

// 1 -  Using a local system filename:
let doc = comHelper.open(base.myDir + "Document.docx");

expect(doc.getText().trim()).toEqual("Hello World!\r\rHello Word!\r\r\rHello World!");

// 2 -  From a stream:
let stream = base.loadFileToBuffer(base.myDir + "Document.docx");
doc = comHelper.open(stream);
expect(doc.getText().trim()).toEqual("Hello World!\r\rHello Word!\r\r\rHello World!");

See Also

• module Aspose.Words
• class ComHelper