Word Interop C#: Insert new page using existing page

Question

I have a word template file which contains a table and it has 11 rows and 3 columns. So there are 33 cells in table on first page. I fill these cell with some data, however if n

Answer 1

I changed your code looping over all the items to insert in the table(s) instead of looping over the cells of the table. Inside this loop the indexes of the columns and rows are incremented and when all the cells have been filled a page break is inserted at the end of the document where a copy of the original table is pasted. At this point the two indexes are reset to 1, the new table is set as the one to be used, and everything continues normally.

This is the code:

    private static string FillTemplate(List clients, string fileName)
    {
        //Filled document file name
        var savedFileName = string.Empty;
        //Search template file in current directory
        var templateFilePath = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "templateFile.doc";



        object missing = System.Type.Missing;
        // Create Word application
        WORD._Application app = new WORD.Application();

        try
        {
            app.Visible = true;
            Print("Creating label document.");
            // Create new file
            WORD._Document doc = app.Documents.Open(templateFilePath);

            //Print("Creating app selection object");
            WORD.Selection selection = app.Selection;

            //If the template file contains tables
            if (selection.Tables.Count > 0)
            {
                //Use first table
                var tableToUse = selection.Tables[1];

                //copy the empty table in the clipboard
                WORD.Range range = tableToUse.Range;
                range.Copy();

                int rowIndex = 1;
                int columnIndex = 1;

                // loop over all the items to insert
                foreach (ClientListItem parentCaregiver in clients)
                {
                    // check if all the cells in the current row have been used
                    if (columnIndex > tableToUse.Columns.Count)
                    {
                        // if this is the case increment the row index and restart from the first column
                        columnIndex = 1;
                        rowIndex++;
                        // check if all the rows in the current table have been used
                        if (rowIndex > tableToUse.Columns.Count)
                        {
                            // if this is the case create a new table and restart from the first row
                            rowIndex = 1;
                            // first go to end of document
                            selection.EndKey(WORD.WdUnits.wdStory, WORD.WdMovementType.wdMove);
                            // then add page break
                            object breakType = WORD.WdBreakType.wdPageBreak; 
                            selection.InsertBreak(ref breakType);
                            // add a new table (initially with 1 row and one column) at the end of the document
                            // i.e. on the new page
                            WORD.Table tableCopy = doc.Tables.Add(selection.Range, 1, 1, ref missing, ref missing);
                            // paste the original empty table over the new one
                            tableCopy.Range.Paste();
                            // makes the copied table the one to use
                            tableToUse = tableCopy;
                        }
                    }
                    Print("Generating label to add to document.");

                    //Get label to add to document
                    var labelToAdd = string.Format("{0} {1},{6}{2},{6} {3}, {4} {5}", parentCaregiver.Parent1LastName, parentCaregiver.Parent1FirstName,
                        parentCaregiver.Parent1StreetAddress, parentCaregiver.Parent1City, parentCaregiver.Parent1State, parentCaregiver.Parent1Zip, Environment.NewLine);

                    //Get cell to set value
                    var tableCell = tableToUse.Cell(rowIndex, columnIndex);
                    //Set text in cell
                    tableCell.Range.Text = labelToAdd;
                    //Middle align text
                    tableCell.Range.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = WORD.WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphCenter;

                    Print(string.Format("Label added {0} at {1}, {2} position.", labelToAdd, rowIndex, columnIndex));

                    columnIndex++;
                }


            }

            // Set file name to save
            savedFileName = fileName; // string.Format(@"{0}{1}{2}", Path.GetTempPath(), fileName, Path.GetExtension(templateFilePath));
            object fname = savedFileName;
            Print(string.Format("Saving new document at {0}", savedFileName));
            // SaveAs new file
            doc.SaveAs(ref fname, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
            Print(string.Format("{0} saved successfully.", savedFileName));
            app.Documents.Close(ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
        }
        catch (Exception exc)
        {
            Print("Exception while generating label document");
            Print(exc.ToString());
            //Set file Name to empty string
            savedFileName = string.Empty;
        }
        finally
        {
            // Close Word application
            app.Quit(ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(app);
            app = null;
            GC.Collect();
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
            GC.Collect();
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
        }

        //Return saved file name
        return savedFileName;

    }