BUG: NWFREADME:Word Interoperability Sample Generates An Exception Error Using the Word Find Object (313104)

RESOLUTION

• Use late binding for the Find object.NOTE: This is the recommended solution.
  
  To use late binding for the Find object, change the following code in the Word interoperability sample

  Word.Find myFind = mySelection.Find;
  
  Console.WriteLine(myFind.Text);
  object findText = "alow";
  object replaceText ="allow";
  
  // Find "alow" and replace with "allow"
  try
  {
     myFind.Execute(ref findText,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,
  ref missing,ref missing,ref replaceText,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing,ref missing);
  
  }
  					

  to:

  object myFind = mySelection.Find;
  
  Console.WriteLine(myFind.GetType().InvokeMember("Text", BindingFlags.GetProperty, null, myFind, null));
  object findText = "alow";
  object replaceText ="allow";
  
  // Find "alow" and replace with "allow"
  try
  {
     object[] Parameters;
     Parameters = new object[15];
     Parameters[0] = findText;
     Parameters[1] = missing;
     Parameters[2] = missing;
     Parameters[3] = missing;
     Parameters[4] = missing;
     Parameters[5] = missing;
     Parameters[6] = missing;
     Parameters[7] = missing;
     Parameters[8] = missing;
     Parameters[9] = replaceText;
     Parameters[10] = missing;
     Parameters[11] = missing;
     Parameters[12] = missing;
     Parameters[13] = missing;
     Parameters[14] = missing;
  
     myFind.GetType().InvokeMember("Execute", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, myFind, Parameters );
  }
  					

• If it is not feasible to use late binding to resolve the problem, you can also reregister the Word type library. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Find the appropriate type library for the version of Word that is installed on the system.
  2. From the command line, use Regtlib.exe with the full path to the type library to reregister the library for COM.
  NOTE: Although this method is initially easier, the application may fail later on, because the problem recurs if the Excel 95 type library is reregistered by another application or a service pack.