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Word Action Node

The Word Action node allows automation tasks to interact with Microsoft Word documents. A variety of operations can be performed, such as inserting text, replacing content, modifying tables, inserting/deleting images, and exporting to PDF. This node is useful for generating or modifying templated documents during a workflow execution.

Node Type

• Type: task
• TaskType: Word Action
• Icon: mdi mdi-file-word-box

Summary

This task executes Word document manipulations based on the selected Action. It supports text operations, image manipulations, table editing, and document extraction/formatting features.

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Inputs

Label	Type	Required	Visible When	Description
Document Path	text	✅	*	Full path to the Word document to operate on.
Action	picklist	✅	*	The action to perform. See Actions.

Additional inputs become visible depending on the selected Action.

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Available Actions and Required Inputs

Below are the supported Action values and the required inputs for each:

InsertParagraph

Input	Type	Description
Insert Text	text	Text to insert into the document.
Insertion Marker	text	A marker in the document used to place the text.

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ReplaceText

Input	Type	Description
Search Pattern	text	Text or regex pattern to search for.
Replacement Text	text	Text to replace matched content.
Use Regex	text	(Optional) Boolean true/false to use regular expressions.

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DeleteParagraph

Input	Type	Description
Target Paragraph Identifier	text	A unique string identifying the paragraph to remove.

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InsertImage

Input	Type	Description
Image Path	text	File path of the image to insert.
Insertion Marker	text	Location in the document to insert the image.

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ReplaceImage

Input	Type	Description
Target Image Identifier	text	Identifier or index of the image to replace.
Image Path	text	Path to the new image file.

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DeleteImage

Input	Type	Description
Target Image Identifier	text	Identifier or index of the image to delete.

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CreateTable

Input	Type	Description
Number of Rows	text	Number of rows to create. Must be an integer.
Number of Columns	text	Number of columns to create. Must be an integer.
Insertion Marker	text	Position in the document to insert the table.

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AddTableRow

Input	Type	Description
Table Identifier	text	Identifier of the target table.
Row Values (Comma-Separated)	text	Comma-separated values for the new row.

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DeleteTableRow

Input	Type	Description
Table Identifier	text	Identifier of the table.
Row Index	text	Index (starting at 0) of the row to delete.

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BulkPopulateTable

Input	Type	Description
Table Identifier	text	Identifier of the target table.
Table Data (JSON)	text	JSON-formatted 2D array of table rows and cells. Example: [[ "Cell 1", "Cell 2" ], [ "Cell 3", "Cell 4" ]]

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SaveAsPDF

Input	Type	Description
PDF Output Path	text	Full path to output the generated PDF file. (Note: PDF conversion logic is currently commented out in backend. Ensure implementation exists.)

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ExtractText

Input	Type	Description
Extract Range Marker	text	Marker used to extract text from the document.

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FindAndHighlightText

Input	Type	Description
Search Pattern	text	Text or regex pattern to search.
Highlight Color	text	Color to use for highlighting (e.g., yellow, blue).
Use Regex	text	Optional boolean flag to enable regex matching.

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Outputs

Name	Description
Result	The result of the operation. May return OK, extracted text, or file path depending on the action.

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Notes

• This node assumes the file exists at the provided path and that the necessary markers or identifiers are correctly configured within the Word document.
• For advanced functionality like PDF generation, ensure the corresponding backend method (SaveAsPdf) is fully implemented.
• Ensure all file paths are accessible on the execution server.

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