append_document method

append_document(src_doc, import_format_mode)

Appends the specified document to the end of this document.

def append_document(self, src_doc: aspose.words.Document, import_format_mode: aspose.words.ImportFormatMode):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
src_docDocumentThe document to append.
import_format_modeImportFormatModeSpecifies how to merge style formatting that clashes.

append_document(src_doc, import_format_mode, import_format_options)

Appends the specified document to the end of this document.

def append_document(self, src_doc: aspose.words.Document, import_format_mode: aspose.words.ImportFormatMode, import_format_options: aspose.words.ImportFormatOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
src_docDocumentThe document to append.
import_format_modeImportFormatModeSpecifies how to merge style formatting that clashes.
import_format_optionsImportFormatOptionsAllows to specify options that affect formatting of a result document.

Examples

Shows how to append a document to the end of another document.

src_doc = aw.Document()
src_doc.first_section.body.append_paragraph('Source document text. ')
dst_doc = aw.Document()
dst_doc.first_section.body.append_paragraph('Destination document text. ')
# Append the source document to the destination document while preserving its formatting,
# then save the source document to the local file system.
dst_doc.append_document(src_doc, aw.ImportFormatMode.KEEP_SOURCE_FORMATTING)
dst_doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Document.append_document.docx')

Shows how to append all the documents in a folder to the end of a template document.

dst_doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(dst_doc)
builder.paragraph_format.style_identifier = aw.StyleIdentifier.HEADING1
builder.writeln('Template Document')
builder.paragraph_format.style_identifier = aw.StyleIdentifier.NORMAL
builder.writeln('Some content here')
# Append all unencrypted documents with the .doc extension
# from our local file system directory to the base document.
doc_files = glob.glob(MY_DIR + '*.doc')
for file_name in doc_files:
    info = aw.FileFormatUtil.detect_file_format(file_name)
    if info.is_encrypted:
        continue
    src_doc = aw.Document(file_name)
    dst_doc.append_document(src_doc, aw.ImportFormatMode.USE_DESTINATION_STYLES)
dst_doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Document.append_all_documents_in_folder.doc')

Shows how to manage list style clashes while appending a document.

# Load a document with text in a custom style and clone it.
src_doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + 'Custom list numbering.docx')
dst_doc = src_doc.clone()
# We now have two documents, each with an identical style named "CustomStyle".
# Change the text color for one of the styles to set it apart from the other.
dst_doc.styles.get_by_name('CustomStyle').font.color = aspose.pydrawing.Color.dark_red
# If there is a clash of list styles, apply the list format of the source document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "False" to not import any list numbers into the destination document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "True" import all clashing
# list style numbering with the same appearance that it had in the source document.
options = aw.ImportFormatOptions()
options.keep_source_numbering = keep_source_numbering
# Joining two documents that have different styles that share the same name causes a style clash.
# We can specify an import format mode while appending documents to resolve this clash.
dst_doc.append_document(src_doc, aw.ImportFormatMode.KEEP_DIFFERENT_STYLES, options)
dst_doc.update_list_labels()
dst_doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'DocumentBuilder.append_document_and_resolve_styles.docx')

Shows how to manage list style clashes while inserting a document.

dst_doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(dst_doc)
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PARAGRAPH_BREAK)
dst_doc.lists.add(aw.lists.ListTemplate.NUMBER_DEFAULT)
builder.list_format.list = dst_doc.lists[0]
for i in range(1, 16):
    builder.write(f'List Item {i}\n')
attach_doc = dst_doc.clone(True).as_document()
# If there is a clash of list styles, apply the list format of the source document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "False" to not import any list numbers into the destination document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "True" import all clashing
# list style numbering with the same appearance that it had in the source document.
import_options = aw.ImportFormatOptions()
import_options.keep_source_numbering = keep_source_numbering
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.SECTION_BREAK_NEW_PAGE)
builder.insert_document(attach_doc, aw.ImportFormatMode.KEEP_SOURCE_FORMATTING, import_options)
dst_doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'DocumentBuilder.insert_document_and_resolve_styles.docx')

Shows how to manage list style clashes while appending a clone of a document to itself.

src_doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + 'List item.docx')
dst_doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + 'List item.docx')
# If there is a clash of list styles, apply the list format of the source document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "False" to not import any list numbers into the destination document.
# Set the "keep_source_numbering" property to "True" import all clashing
# list style numbering with the same appearance that it had in the source document.
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(dst_doc)
builder.move_to_document_end()
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.SECTION_BREAK_NEW_PAGE)
options = aw.ImportFormatOptions()
options.keep_source_numbering = keep_source_numbering
builder.insert_document(src_doc, aw.ImportFormatMode.KEEP_SOURCE_FORMATTING, options)
dst_doc.update_list_labels()

See Also

Document.accept_start method Document.cleanup method