Word, PoSH and getting info on what can be used

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by CarlWebster at 2013-02-04 09:38:24

I am using Jeff Hick’s Demoe-WordReport.ps1 Word PoSH sample code from http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2012/05/ … and-demos/ .

There is one line that is not working for non us-EN versions of Word 2007 or 2010 or 2013.

Here is my sample code to get the error.

$Word = New-Object -comobject "Word.Application"
$Word.Visible = $False
$WordVersion = $Word.Version
$word.Templates.LoadBuildingBlocks()
If ( $WordVersion -eq 12)
{
$BuildingBlocks=$word.Templates | Where {$.name -eq "Building Blocks.dotx"}
}
Else
{
$BuildingBlocks=$word.Templates | Where {$.name -eq "Built-In Building Blocks.dotx"}
}
#this line error out in say French Word 2013
$toc=$BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries.Item("Automatic Table 2")
$Word.Quit()


The error received is:

Exception lors de l’appel de « Item » avec « 1 » argument(s) : « Le membre de la collection requis n’existe pas. »
Au niveau de C:\XA65_Inventory_V3_Signed.ps1 : 533 Caractère : 47
+ $toc=$BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries.Item <<<< ("Automatic Table 2")
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:slight_smile: , MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation

How do I find out what I can use for $BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries.Item()?

$x = $BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries
$x | gm


TypeName: System.__ComObject#{39709229-56a0-4e29-9112-b31dd067ebfd}

Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Add Method BuildingBlock Add (string, WdBuildingBlockTypes, string, Range, Variant, WdDocPartInsertOptions)
Item Method BuildingBlock Item (Variant)
Application Property Application Application () {get}
Count Property int Count () {get}
Creator Property int Creator () {get}
Parent Property IDispatch Parent () {get}


$x = $BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries.item
$x | gm


TypeName: System.Management.Automation.PSMethod

Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Copy Method System.Management.Automation.PSMemberInfo Copy()
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
Invoke Method System.Object Invoke(Params System.Object arguments)
ToString Method string ToString()
IsInstance Property System.Boolean IsInstance {get;}
MemberType Property System.Management.Automation.PSMemberTypes MemberType {get;}
Name Property System.String Name {get;}
OverloadDefinitions Property System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection`1[[System.String, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0…
TypeNameOfValue Property System.String TypeNameOfValue {get;}
Value Property System.Object Value {get;set;}

Where do I go from here in finding out what "Automatic Table 2" is in the French version of Word?

Thanks

Webster
by DonJ at 2013-02-04 10:31:26
As a note, please use the CODE button to format your code. It’s a lot easier to follow that way.

I’m unfortunately not able to read the non-English error, and I don’t have a non en-US system on which to test. So I’m guessing, here. My best suggestion is for you to consult the documentation for the COM object. It begins at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library … 80%29.aspx, and if there are any differences with non-US systems, those would have to be documented there or they’re not documented at all.
by CarlWebster at 2013-02-04 11:07:14
A friend pointed me in the right direction. This is what I came up with and it works.


$Entries = $BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlockEntries
$count = $entries.count
For($i = 1; $i -lt $count; $i++)
{
$entry = $entries.item($i).name
write-host $entry
}


I hope I am not going to hell for using write-host in this example! :slight_smile:

For us non programmers, figuring out this Word comObject stuff is not easy.

Thanks