Read information from .docx file with VB.NET

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Okay, I looked for over an hour for something that resembled my problem and did not find anything...I can only assume no one has had to ask this question recently.

I have a .docx file with information on it separated by tab spaces. What I would like to be able to do is:
1) Read the file with a VB.NET program.
2) Split the information at the tab spaces to be used later.
3) Search the information for specific criteria.

Also, I wondered if anyone knows which database programs are compatible with VS2010 Pro and how difficult they are to learn.

Thanks in advance!

Posted 1-May-12 3:15am

Joy Dahl

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2012-05-01T03:31:00

Solution 1

1. For reading documents you should use the Word Object Model[^], or the Interop.Word namespace[^].

2. Just about every database can be accessed from Windows programs - nothing to do with Visual Studio - more the database engine. There are plenty of articles[^] here on CodeProject to help you.

Posted 1-May-12 3:31am

Richard MacCutchan

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Maciej Los 1-May-12 9:37am

Very good answer, my 5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-May-12 14:52pm

Agree, a 5. Good noted that there are two different options, in item #1.
--SA