Word.Replace

This action allows you to replace all occurrences of a given string value with another one, within a word document.

Properties

Input

  • File: the path of the target file to be searched

  • Find Text: text to be found in order to be replaced

Output

  • Replace With: text to replace the one defined above

Misc

  • Display Name: action display name in your implementation project

  • Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.

  • Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.

  • Abort on Error: True/False

  • Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.

Use Case

Potential Use Cases

  • Replace certain keywords in a Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) document.

  • Generate a contract based on a template and input data.

  • Generate a CV based on the template and input data.

Examples of using Word Replace

Please see the video below that exemplifies the usage of the Word Replace activity.

You can see how the Word.Replace activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:

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