[OPEN] How to insert Metafile images
I have used the following code to capture and show the thumbnail image. var objImage = viewerTextControl.GetPages()[1].GetImage(Page.PageContent.All); var objTextImage = new...
View ArticleThe ultimate Text Control Reporting article collection
Over the last couple of month, we published tons of articles, tips and tricks, tutorials and samples about Text Control Reporting. This article lists the ultimate link collection about Text Control...
View ArticleSneak peek TX Spell 5.0: Language detection engine
In version X10 of TX Text Control, we introduced language scopes that can be defined using the Selection.Culture property. Based on this specified language, the spell checking engine is using the...
View Article[OPEN] Issue with printed document that contains underlined text
When printing pdfs, sometimes underlines go in random spots- sometimes they go on the word itself (which makes it look like a strikthrough) and other times it gets rendered way below the word. In the...
View ArticleReporting: Merge blocks and structured numbered lists
The document element that is used to render a list in a report is typically a table. And that makes a lot of sense when tabular data should be presented. But Text Control Reporting is not limited to...
View ArticleInteractive spelling suggestions using TX Spell .NET
With the introduction of touch-enabled interfaces in many applications, new requirements are coming up. Users expect tailored interfaces for various scenarios. In a touch-enabled word processor...
View ArticleReporting Q&A in the MSDN Magazine, August issue
Recently, I sat down with MSDN Magazine to talk about Text Control products, our Reporting strategy and future products such as our HTML5 Web version of TX Text Control. Read the full interview in the...
View Article[OPEN] How do you add a header for every page in besides the first page?
Is it possible to add a header to every page in a document besides the first page?
View Article[OPEN] RTF Tables when saving as Text
We have a system that creates RTF documents (currently using 20 SP1) and saves to PDF. For a variety or reason the system needs to support legacy applications and also save the RTF content as text. We...
View ArticleMail Merge: Suppress lines with empty merge fields
Consider an address block with several merge fields in a mail merge letter. Some fields might be empty such as the firstname and name. If no data is available for those fields, the complete line...
View Article[OPEN] RTF to XML
We have a project where we need to convert RTF into a custom file format. At the moment we are looking at transforming the RTF to HTML via the text control and then picking apart the structure....
View ArticleMS Word Content Controls Field Adapter Classes
In Microsoft Word, Content Controls are controls that can be added and customized for use in documents and templates. Those controls provide properties and settings that can be used to automate...
View Article[OPEN] Landscape Property Does Not Work
The landscape property of the text control is always false for me. If I load a document that is landscape, the property is false. If I use the page setup window to change a portrait document to...
View ArticleMore than a file format API: Automate your MS Word documents
table.reportingpricing. {. width: 580px; }. table.reportingpricing td. {. padding-top: 13px; padding-bottom: 13px; border: 0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #c2c2c2; }. Replacing MS...
View Article[OPEN] Inserting table in placeholder
I'm planning an application that uses TX Text Control. One of the feature I need is to fill a single placeholder (merge filed) with an entire table. I need something like: Tamplate: After merging: The...
View ArticleMore than a file format API: Automate your MS Word documents
Replacing MS Office Automation in applications is one of the most typical use cases for document APIs such as TX Text Control. But TX Text Control is not just another "file format API" - it gives you...
View Article[OPEN] Position applicationfield
Can i determine the position the position of an applicationfield in a document in code? On that position i want to place a table? Can i set a position of a table? Kind regards, Guido
View ArticleLooking for instructions on how to convert a batch of Word files to PDF using...
I have a (growing) collection of .doc and .docx files on a web server that I would like to convert to PDF using php code. Browsing online, I have come across references to LiveDocx as providing this...
View Article[OPEN] Sample Code to match demo document?
Is there a sample project available to match the demo document that shows off most of the features? Having everything in one project like that would be the most convenient for quick referencing I...
View Article[OPEN] Deploying v18 txTextControl
When installing our desktop application (VS2010, .Net 4.0) on a client machine we are getting the following error: "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the...
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