How to replace word in word document using C#, VB.NET
Syncfusion® Essential® DocIO is a .NET Word library used to create, read, and edit Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can replace word in a Word document in C# and VB.NET.
Steps to replace word in Word document using C#:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install Syncfusion.DocIO.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework applications from the NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
VB
Imports Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
- Use the following code to replace word in a Word document.
C#
//Opens the Word template document using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx")) { //Replaces a specific text in the Word document with another text document.Replace("Adventure", "Epic", false, false); //Saves the Word document document.Save("Result.docx"); }
VB
'Opens the Word template document Using document As WordDocument = New WordDocument ("Template.docx") 'Replaces a specific text in the Word document with another text document.Replace("Adventure", "Epic", false, false) 'Saves the Word document document.Save("Result.docx") End Using
A complete working example of replace word in a Word document using C# can be downloaded from replace word in a Word document.zip
Input Word document as follows.
By executing the program, you will get the output Word document as follows.
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