How to get running insatnce of MS word using C#?

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Hi,

Below given MS support solution is creating new insatnce on the fly and getting the instance name:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316126[^]

using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
	Word.Application wdapp;
	
	System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("<Path to WINWORD.EXE>");
	this.Activate();
	
	wdapp = (Word.Application)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Word.Application");
	
	MessageBox.Show(wdapp.Name);	
	wdapp = null;

But I need no of word instances and its name, without creating new instance of word.

Could some one help me?

Posted 24-Apr-11 20:00pm

2000 P

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Sandeep Mewara 25-Apr-11 2:08am

I think read the same thing couple of days back... a repost?

2000 P 25-Apr-11 2:26am

hmmm.... Not ble to find solution, so thought post it as new question.

Sandeep Mewara 25-Apr-11 2:36am

So, did you got some reply there? you interacted with the answerer?

Editing the old one would also pop the question back to top of stack...

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Solution 3

HI
Please go through with this post
Running Instance of Word

Regards
Ankit

Posted 24-Apr-11 21:06pm

Ankit Rajput

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Rajesh Lagaria · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-24T20:08:00

Solution 1

use this

object word;
 try 
{     
word = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Word.Application"); 
} 
catch (COMException) 
{
     Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Word.Application");
     word = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
 }

Posted 24-Apr-11 20:08pm

Rajesh Lagaria

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2000 P 28-Apr-11 7:22am

How to detect if different version of the word documents opened?

Rajesh Lagaria 28-Apr-11 20:00pm

microsoft office 2000,2003 file format *.doc and 2007 file format *.docx