Changing document properties when using Template Processor or loadTemplate()

[ghost]

Does anyone have idea how to set new document properties (setCreator, setCompany, setTitle) when template is loaded and processed? I got document properties to work fine when creating new document but can't get it to work when using loadTemplate(). Thanks!

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[christopher-francisco]

bump, is it possible to modify document properties?

[troosan]

This is currently not possible, the TemplateProcessor only allows you to change the body and the header of the document

[icy2003]

This is currently not possible, the TemplateProcessor only allows you to change the body and the header of the document

@troosan If it is not possible, with this problem https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/991, how can I change docx settings?

[troosan]

I guess your best option is to use applyXslStyleSheet(...) But it would need some code changes, as currently the settings.xml is not loaded

[icy2003]

I guess your best option is to use applyXslStyleSheet(...) But it would need some code changes, as currently the settings.xml is not loaded

I have a Class that extends TemplateProcessor with my own lib to change docx settings. :) @troosan

[troosan]

@icy2003 thanks. I integrated your changes in the develop branch

[icy2003]

@troosan thx actually,this is because I need the function in my work so I wrote that function,will you please add more functions about settings or others because I think templateprocesser is.so powerful and it should not be only this. I am not familiar with docx, so I dont know if there has more. I think it will be helpful

[troosan]

@icy2003 indeed, I was thinking to change this method to be more generic instead of supporting only this feature. to be followed!

[icy2003]

@troosan I will follow it. by the way, It is too late(5:00) in China, and I am about to sleep, good night.Thx for your branch change again

[chrisribe]

@icy2003 thanks. I integrated your changes in the develop branch

@troosan can you link to where this was integrated. I am looking into setting custom document properties and templateprocessor does not seem to support it. :(

@icy2003 your link (https://github.com/icy2003/icy2003_php/blob/master/iexts/phpword/TemplateProcessor.php) seems to be dead.

[icy2003]

@troosan I will follow it. by the way, It is too late(5:00) in China, and I am about to sleep, good night.Thx for your branch change again

@chrisribe emmmmm……I put it in another folder, now it is https://github.com/icy2003/php/blob/master/src/iexts/PhpOffice/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php and will never change again

[chrisribe]

Thanks !

But it seems to have changed a lot or is out of date compared to the current one on the develop branch. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/blob/develop/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php

Where you able to set the document properties via TemplateProcessor ? An how ? Thanks

[icy2003]

@chrisribe by using regular expression, setting operate function is only setIsUpdateFields, others are some operations for generating blocks

[icy2003]

@chrisribe I provide a function for setting xml part,you can match the string for your own function, the way I wrote setIsUpdateFields was by comparing the xml I changed before and the after,maybe it's not a good way, but it runs well

[chrisribe]

If I understand correctly you load the template then replace xml after...

It is just not clear how you can proceed to load your template, set your custom property value then save. Do you have small pseudo code example ?

I am looking to perform this on the template then save, PhpWord setCustomProperty: https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/blob/4fa945561f02893263e311e4c7c745df3a5dfee0/tests/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/DocumentTest.php#L52

Sorry I do not have any experience parsing docx xml values and their values relative to the docx format.

[icy2003]

@chrisribe sorry for that......I don't know about custom property until you ask me......all I know is to use xdebug and run and test and change word document and unzip and compare xml again and again

[chrisribe]

Ah ok I get it.

That allows you to figure out what is what and how the xml stucture changes based on set values in the docx. So when using your lib you never set things like "setCompany" etc ? The code is more for debug purposes ?

Was assuming you could set properties, since this issue is about "document properties".

[icy2003]

@chrisribe setIsUpdateFields

[chrisribe]

@icy2003 https://github.com/icy2003/php/blob/a1d96b23913d34f6e516823c1a5d5b300a4f2ac2/src/iexts/PhpOffice/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php#L331

Only has a true/false parameter, that's why I am having a hard time decoding your code.

_tempDocumentSettingPart == target template (init on construct).

tempDocumentMainPart == seems to be init via setMain

That's why I wanted a pseudo example on how you use your lib :)

[icy2003]

@icy2003 https://github.com/icy2003/php/blob/a1d96b23913d34f6e516823c1a5d5b300a4f2ac2/src/iexts/PhpOffice/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php#L331

Only has a true/false parameter, that's why I am having a hard time decoding your code.

_tempDocumentSettingPart == target template (init on construct).

tempDocumentMainPart == seems to be init via setMain

That's why I wanted a pseudo example on how you use your lib :)

@chrisribe check this: https://github.com/icy2003/php/blob/master/src/iexts/PhpOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/iWorksheet.php for example： word document:

${table111}
${/table111}

php:

$templateProcessor->setTable('table111', $array);

$array is come from iWorksheet::rangeToArray which is from Worksheet::rangeToArray,I wrote templateProcessor because I need convert Excel to Word table, you can find the differences easily beacause I named them the similar namespace between phpoffice and my lib by the way, templateProcessor is not for setting property but for replacing blocks, if you really want to set properties, you need to match them yourself

[icy2003]

@chrisribe you may use cloneRow to clone a table in templateProcessor from phpoffice, but it cannot help me to convert any, I mean any Excel table to word table, and I need to bring styles from excel to word, and, also the merge cell parts!!

[chrisribe]

@icy2003 thanks for taking the time to explain, I get what you are doing now.

[icy2003]

@chrisribe may help you with my lib

[icy2003]

@icy2003 thanks for taking the time to explain, I get what you are doing now.

@chrisribe if you want to match yourself, see this: https://github.com/icy2003/php/blob/master/samples/php7preg_bug.php it may help you if you use php7.0~7.2 and, if my lib helps you in some way, give a star thanks :)

[olivermbs]

Any update on this? I am trying to change the word document title on a document generated through TemplateProcessor, is there a way of doing this?

$templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/Template.docx');
$templateProcessor->setTitle('Title goes here');

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