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SubDocument.GetDocBytes(DocumentRange, DocDocumentExporterOptions) Method

Exports the range content in DOC (Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document) format and returns a byte array with this content.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

byte[] GetDocBytes(
    DocumentRange range,
    DocDocumentExporterOptions options
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
range DocumentRange

The range to convert to DOC format.

options DocDocumentExporterOptions

A DocDocumentExporterOptions object used to specify export options.

#Returns

Type Description
Byte[]

The range content in DOC format.

#Remarks

If you work with a selection range, make sure that the GetDocBytes method is enclosed with the DocumentRange.BeginUpdateDocument - DocumentRange.EndUpdateDocument method pair. Otherwise, an incorrect document model might be selected, and the “Error: specified document position or range belongs to other document or subdocument” exception is thrown.

To retrieve section settings, make sure that the range contains the last section’s paragraph. Otherwise, the section settings are reset to default.

DocDocumentExporterOptions docOptions = richEditControl.Options.Export.Doc;
docOptions.ExportedDocumentProperties = DocumentPropertyNames.Creator | DocumentPropertyNames.Title | DocumentPropertyNames.Modified;

byte[] bytes = richEditControl.Document.GetDocBytes(richEditControl.Document.Range, docOptions);
File.WriteAllBytes(@"D:\testdoc.doc", bytes);
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