Word File Properties
GemBox.Document is a .NET component which enables developers to read, write, convert and print document files (DOCX, DOC, PDF, HTML, XPS, RTF and TXT) from .NET applications in a simple and efficient way. GemBox.Document Free is free of charge while GemBox.Document Professional is a commercial version licensed per developer.
Document can contain built-in and custom properties.
Following example shows how to read built-in and custom document properties.
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See the full code below, use RUN EXAMPLE to execute.
1using System;
2using System.IO;
3using System.Linq;
4using GemBox.Document;
5using GemBox.Document.Drawing;
6
7class Sample
8{
9 [STAThread]
10 static void Main(string[] args)
11 {
12 // If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
13 ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
14
15 DocumentModel document = DocumentModel.Load("Reading.docx");
16
17 Paragraph builtInPara = new Paragraph(document,
18 new Run(document, "Built-in document properties:"),
19 new SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
20 builtInPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
21
22 foreach (var docProp in document.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn)
23 {
24 builtInPara.Inlines.Add(
25 new Run(document, string.Format("{0}: {1}", docProp.Key, docProp.Value)));
26
27 builtInPara.Inlines.Add(new SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
28 }
29
30 Paragraph customPropPara = new Paragraph(document,
31 new Run(document, "Custom document properties:"),
32 new SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
33 customPropPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
34
35 foreach (var docProp in document.DocumentProperties.Custom)
36 {
37 customPropPara.Inlines.Add(
38 new Run(document, string.Format("{0}: {1} (Type: {2})", docProp.Key, docProp.Value, docProp.Value.GetType())));
39
40 customPropPara.Inlines.Add(new SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
41 }
42
43 document.Sections.Clear();
44 document.Sections.Add(new Section(document, builtInPara, customPropPara));
45
46 document.Save("Document Properties.docx");
47 }
48}
1Imports System
2Imports System.IO
3Imports System.Linq
4Imports GemBox.Document
5Imports GemBox.Document.Drawing
6
7Module Samples
8
9 Sub Main()
10
11 ' If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
12 ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
13
14 Dim document As DocumentModel = DocumentModel.Load("Reading.docx")
15
16 Dim builtInPara As New Paragraph(document,
17 New Run(document, "Built-in document properties:"),
18 New SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
19 builtInPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left
20
21 For Each docProp As KeyValuePair(Of BuiltInDocumentProperty, String) In document.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn
22
23 builtInPara.Inlines.Add(
24 New Run(document, String.Format("{0}: {1}", docProp.Key, docProp.Value)))
25
26 builtInPara.Inlines.Add(
27 New SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
28
29 Next
30
31 Dim customPropPara As New Paragraph(document,
32 New Run(document, "Custom document properties:"),
33 New SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
34 customPropPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left
35
36 For Each docProp As KeyValuePair(Of String, Object) In document.DocumentProperties.Custom
37
38 customPropPara.Inlines.Add(
39 New Run(document, String.Format("{0}: {1} (Type: {2})", docProp.Key, docProp.Value, docProp.Value.GetType())))
40
41 customPropPara.Inlines.Add(
42 New SpecialCharacter(document, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
43
44 Next
45
46 document.Sections.Clear()
47 document.Sections.Add(New Section(document, builtInPara, customPropPara))
48
49 document.Save("Document Properties.docx")
50
51 End Sub
52
53End Module
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