temp_folder property

LoadOptions.temp_folder property

Allows to use temporary files when reading document. By default this property is None and no temporary files are used.

@property
def temp_folder(self) -> str:
    ...

@temp_folder.setter
def temp_folder(self, value: str):
    ...

Remarks

The folder must exist and be writable, otherwise an exception will be thrown.

Aspose.Words automatically deletes all temporary files when reading is complete.

Examples

Shows how to load a document using temporary files.

# Note that such an approach can reduce memory usage but degrades speed
load_options = aw.loading.LoadOptions()
load_options.temp_folder = 'C:\\TempFolder\\'
# Ensure that the directory exists and load
os.makedirs(load_options.temp_folder, exist_ok=True)
doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + 'Document.docx', load_options)

Shows how to use the hard drive instead of memory when loading a document.

# When we load a document, various elements are temporarily stored in memory as the save operation occurs.
# We can use this option to use a temporary folder in the local file system instead,
# which will reduce our application's memory overhead.
options = aw.loading.LoadOptions()
options.temp_folder = ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'TempFiles'
# The specified temporary folder must exist in the local file system before the load operation.
os.makedirs(options.temp_folder, exist_ok=True)
doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + 'Document.docx', options)
# The folder will persist with no residual contents from the load operation.
self.assertListEqual([], os.listdir(options.temp_folder))

See Also

• module aspose.words.loading
• class LoadOptions