Read Text

UiPath.Word.Activities.DocumentReadText

Description

Reads the text from a Word document and stores it in a string variable.

Project compatibility

Windows - Legacy | Windows | Cross-platform

Cross-platform, Windows configuration

• File - The full path of the Word file to be used. Click Plus on the right side of the field to toggle between using a local path or a Resource file. We recommend using relative folder paths to accommodate the file structure variations between Windows and Linux during project execution. For example, newFolder or otherFolder.
  Note: Only String variables and strings are supported. Strings must be placed between quotation marks.

Properties

Output

• Text - The text extracted from the document. This field supports string variables and generic variables.

Windows-Legacy configuration

Properties

Output

• Text - The text extracted from the document. This field supports string variables and generic variables.

File

• FilePath - The full path of the Word file to be used. If the Word file to be used is located in the project folder, its relative path can be used. Only String variables and strings are supported.

  Note: Strings must be placed between quotation marks.

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.