how could i get the exactly text with OLE Word

rootstock has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

i want to get the text in a doc file which located at Tables(1) Columns(1) and Row(1), after i ran error displayed as following

Win32::OLE(0.1403) error 0x80020003: ""
    in METHOD/PROPERTYGET "Text" at word1.pl line 10
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here is my scrip:

  use Win32::OLE;                           # Object Linking and Embed
  use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Word';   # Defines constants word k
  use Win32::Process ;                      # Launch a Windows program
  $Win32::OLE::Warn = 3; # Die on Errors
  my $Word = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Word.Application')
    || Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit');
    $Word->{'Visible'} = 1;
my $infile = <d:\\word\\a.doc>;
my $Doc = $Word->Documents->Open($infile);
my $text = $Word->Selection->Tables(1)->Columns(1)-Row(1)->{Text};
print "printing the text i need\n";
print $text;
print Win32::OLE->LastError();
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i could not work out this problem, please help.

20030509 Edit by Corion: Added formatting

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Re: how could i get the exactly text with OLE Word by jdporter (Paladin) on May 09, 2003 at 12:51 UTC
If you copy-and-pasted that code (which I hope you did - and if not, shame on you), then you have a serious problem with the critical line. It should look like this: `$Word->Selection->Tables(1)->Cell(1,1)->Range->Text;` [download] Besides getting the object model straight (which, I admit, is a very difficult and time-consuming chore), you must also pay attention to your perl syntax. You had `Columns(1)-Row(1)` [download] which is clearly not right: it looks like subtraction! jdporter The 6th Rule of Perl Club is -- There is no Rule #6.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: how could i get the exactly text with OLE Word by teabag (Pilgrim) on May 09, 2003 at 13:16 UTC
Yup, that works perfectly! Teabag `Sure there's more than one way, but one only needs one anyway - Teabag`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: how could i get the exactly text with OLE Word by rootstock (Novice) on May 13, 2003 at 00:34 UTC
yes, it works, thank you very much.	[reply]
Re: how could i get the exactly text with OLE Word by teabag (Pilgrim) on May 09, 2003 at 12:18 UTC
Check the documentation here: http://search.cpan.org/author/GSAR/libwin32-0.191/OLE/lib/Win32/OLE.pm#Functions. It says the error you specified is "Member not found"; http://www.stouk.com/documents/perl/gui/guiref/page04.htm Use the above link for more examples on how to get it right. oh, it might be: `my $text = $Word->Selection->Tables(1)->Columns(1)->Row(1)->{Text};` [download] good luck, Teabag chmod 666 . 'cause everyone should have the right to read and write!	[reply] [d/l]