{description} {excerpt}Opens a WordWriter template from a {msdn:System.IO.Stream|System.IO.Stream}. A WordWriter template is a file created in Microsoft Word that contains merge fields.{excerpt} {signature:C#} public void Open(System.IO.Stream templateStream) {signature}{signature:vb.net} Public Sub Open(ByVal templateStream As System.IO.Stream) {signature} {parameters} {param:templateStream}A {{System.IO.Stream}} object, or a class derived from System.IO.Stream \(for example, System.IO.FileStream\).{param} {exceptions} {exception:ArgumentNullException}{exception} {remarks}WordWriter supports Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002 \(XP\), 2003, and 2007. Do not use [Open|WordTemplate.Open] to open files created in earlier versions of Microsoft Word. {remarks} {example}{code:csharp|title=C#} //--- FileStream and FileMode are in System.IO FileStream oFileStream = new FileStream(@"c:\templates\StringTemplate.doc", FileMode.Open); oWW.Open(oFileStream); {code} {code:vb.net|title=vb.net} '--- FileStream and FileMode are in System.IO Dim oFileStream As New FileStream("c:\templates\StringTemplate.doc", _ FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read) oWW.Open(oFileStream) {code} {example} |