How to insert Image object as picture in Word document

Question

So I have this function where I am generating and returning my image (a .bmp format). I want to put it into a word document. I looked at InlineShapes.AddPicture but it only takes a string argument, which requires me to save the picture physically and then give the path of the picture as parameter to the AddPicture, which I don't want. I want to generate the pic and directly store it, whereas I need a method that takes Image parameter.

P.S. the creation of Word document, tables, deciding which cell to put the pic into and all that stuff is done, I need only the insertion of the picture.

Edit:

And this is the code for generating the picture, so you can see that I have it only as an object, but don't store it anywhere physically. This is in C#, but where I want to operate with the Word document, I am writing in VB.NET.

Bitmap picture = new Bitmap(100, 100);

        // generates a QRcode image and returns it
        public Image generateQRcodeImage(string textValue)
        {
            QrEncoder encoder = new QrEncoder(ErrorCorrectionLevel.M);
            QrCode qrCode;
            encoder.TryEncode(textValue, out qrCode);

            using (Graphics graph = Graphics.FromImage(picture))
            {
                new GraphicsRenderer(new FixedCodeSize(100, QuietZoneModules.Two)).Draw(graph, qrCode.Matrix);
            }

            return picture;
        }

Answer 1

HI .

I HOPE THIS LINK WILL HELP YOU

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/bb497430.aspx

THANKS

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aan

Answer 2

Hi,

 I don`t know if this will help or not but, here i have created a bitmap from a picturebox and then copied the bitmap to the clipboard. Then added a paragraph to the document, selected the paragraph and pasted the picture. I am not great at working with word documents so maybe someone else here can correct this if they see a better way of doing it.  :)

Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Public Class Form1

    'Add Reference to (Microsoft Word Object Library) from the Add Reference (Com) tab.

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        Dim oWord As Word.Application = CType(CreateObject("Word.Application"), Word.Application)
        Dim oDoc As Word.Document = oWord.Documents.Add()
        Dim oPara1 As Word.Paragraph
        oWord.Visible = True

        oPara1 = oDoc.Content.Paragraphs.Add(oDoc.Bookmarks.Item("\endofdoc").Range)
        oPara1.Range.Text = "This is the first paragraph before the picture if wanted."
        oPara1.Format.SpaceAfter = 6
        oPara1.Range.InsertParagraphAfter()

        '-----------------------------------------------------------------
        Dim pic As New Bitmap(PictureBox1.Image) 'The bitmap you created
        Clipboard.SetImage(pic) 'Copy your bitmap to the clipboard

        'Add a paragraph
        oPara1.Range.InsertParagraphAfter()

        'select paragrapgh and paste your picture from clipboard
        oPara1.Range.Select()
        oWord.Selection.Paste()
        '-----------------------------------------------------------------

        oDoc.SaveAs("C:\Test\MyNewDucument.doc", True)

        oDoc.Close()
        oDoc = Nothing
        oWord.Application.Quit()
        oWord = Nothing

    End Sub
End Class