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2 Configuration UI of //Word (Fill)// actions. The resource file is a //Word document//. The output file is a //PDF document//.
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gru 17.1 5 Actions of type //Word (Fill)// allows the user to fill an existing //Word document// with the data of a submitted form and create a new //Word// or //PDF// document from it.
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gru 17.1 7 For this to work, the Word document needs to be prepared beforehand, see the help pages on [[how to prepare a Word document>>doc:Formcycle.UserInterface.MyForms.WorkflowProcessing.Actions.WordFill.PreparationWord]].
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gru 17.1 9 == Details for Word fill ==
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gru 17.1 11 ; File
12 : The type of file to be used. Available options are [[form files>>Formcycle.UserInterface.MyForms.Files]], [[client files>>Formcycle.UserInterface.FilesAndTemplates.Files]], or external resources allowing you to retrieve data from a URL.
13 ; Ressource URL
14 : The URL with the external resource to load
15 ; Output file name
16 : The file name of the Word document to be generated. Please note that the file name extension pdf (output as PDF document) or docx (output as Word document) determines the type of file, i.e. it must end in //.pdf //or //.doc// or //.docx//. It is also possible to create other formats such as HTML, XML, etc. Basically everything can be used as a Word document can be saved.
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gru 17.1 18 == Storage options for the created files ==
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gru 17.1 20 ; Attach file to form record
21 : If this option is selected, files created in this action will be attached to the form record. Otherwise, they are only available for other actions within the workflow processing in the same state.
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