Over five years ago I released MvcFlash, and soon after I released the second iteration MvcFlash2. Don't let the terrible naming and versioning fool you, this is one of my favorite creations. As ASP.NET 5 starts to take root and MVC 6 blossoms, I begin to feel more confident about creating the next version of MvcFlash. Honestly, I can't see developing an MVC application without it. Before I do, I thought I would muse about the possible challenges ahead. 

private static void repAll()
        {
            object Missing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

            Application app = null;
            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document doc = null;
            try
            {
                app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();

                doc = app.Documents.Open(@"D:\temp\te1.docx", Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing);

                FindReplaceAnywhere(app, "@levelOrder", "محرمانه");

                doc.SaveAs(@"D:\temp\out.docx", Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing, Missing);
            }
            finally
            {
                try
                {
                    if (doc != null) ((Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Document)doc).Close(true, Missing, Missing);
                }
                finally { }
                if (app != null) ((Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Application)app).Quit(true, Missing, Missing);
            }
        }

        private static void searchAndReplaceInStory(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range rngStory, string strSearch, string strReplace)
        {
            rngStory.Find.ClearFormatting();
            rngStory.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting();
            rngStory.Find.Text = strSearch;
            rngStory.Find.Replacement.Text = strReplace;
            rngStory.Find.Wrap = WdFindWrap.wdFindContinue;
            object Missing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

            object arg1 = Missing; // Find Pattern
            object arg2 = Missing; //MatchCase
            object arg3 = Missing; //MatchWholeWord
            object arg4 = Missing; //MatchWildcards
            object arg5 = Missing; //MatchSoundsLike
            object arg6 = Missing; //MatchAllWordForms
            object arg7 = Missing; //Forward
            object arg8 = Missing; //Wrap
            object arg9 = Missing; //Format
            object arg10 = Missing; //ReplaceWith
            object arg11 = WdReplace.wdReplaceAll; //Replace
            object arg12 = Missing; //MatchKashida
            object arg13 = Missing; //MatchDiacritics
            object arg14 = Missing; //MatchAlefHamza
            object arg15 = Missing; //MatchControl

            rngStory.Find.Execute(ref arg1, ref arg2, ref arg3, ref arg4, ref arg5, ref arg6, ref arg7, ref arg8, ref arg9, ref arg10, ref arg11, ref arg12, ref arg13, ref arg14, ref arg15);
        }

        // Main routine to find text and replace it,
        //   var app = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();
        public static void FindReplaceAnywhere(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application app, string findText, string replaceText)
        {
            // http://forums.asp.net/p/1501791/3739871.aspx
            var doc = app.ActiveDocument;

            // Fix the skipped blank Header/Footer problem
            //    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa211923(office.11).aspx
            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType lngJunk = doc.Sections[1].Headers[WdHeaderFooterIndex.wdHeaderFooterPrimary].Range.StoryType;

            // Iterate through all story types in the current document
            foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range rngStory in doc.StoryRanges)
            {

                // Iterate through all linked stories
                var internalRangeStory = rngStory;

                do
                {
                    searchAndReplaceInStory(internalRangeStory, findText, replaceText);

                    try
                    {
                        //   6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa211923(office.11).aspx
                        switch (internalRangeStory.StoryType)
                        {
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdEvenPagesHeaderStory: // 6
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdPrimaryHeaderStory:   // 7
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdEvenPagesFooterStory: // 8
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdPrimaryFooterStory:   // 9
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdFirstPageHeaderStory: // 10
                            case Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdStoryType.wdFirstPageFooterStory: // 11

                                if (internalRangeStory.ShapeRange.Count > 0)
                                {
                                    foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape oShp in internalRangeStory.ShapeRange)
                                    {
                                        if (oShp.TextFrame.HasText != 0)
                                        {
                                            searchAndReplaceInStory(oShp.TextFrame.TextRange, findText, replaceText);
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                                break;

                            default:
                                break;
                        }
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        // On Error Resume Next
                    }

                    // ON ERROR GOTO 0 -- http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html

                    // Get next linked story (if any)
                    internalRangeStory = internalRangeStory.NextStoryRange;
                } while (internalRangeStory != null); // http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html
            }

        }

public static void getFileDocxInPdf()
        {
            // Create a new Microsoft Word application object
            Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application word = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();

            // C# doesn't have optional arguments so we'll need a dummy value
            object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

            // Get list of Word files in specified directory
            DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(@"D:\temp");
            FileInfo[] wordFiles = dirInfo.GetFiles("*.docx");

            word.Visible = false;
            word.ScreenUpdating = false;

            foreach (FileInfo wordFile in wordFiles)
            {
                // Cast as Object for word Open method
                Object filename = (Object)wordFile.FullName;

                // Use the dummy value as a placeholder for optional arguments
                Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document doc = word.Documents.Open(ref filename, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
                doc.Activate();

                object outputFileName = wordFile.FullName.Replace(".docx", ".pdf");
                object fileFormat = WdSaveFormat.wdFormatPDF;

                // Save document into PDF Format
                doc.SaveAs(ref outputFileName,
                    ref fileFormat, ref oMissing, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing,
                    ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);

                // Close the Word document, but leave the Word application open.
                // doc has to be cast to type _Document so that it will find the
                // correct Close method.                
                object saveChanges = WdSaveOptions.wdDoNotSaveChanges;
                ((_Document)doc).Close(ref saveChanges, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
                doc = null;
            }

            // word has to be cast to type _Application so that it will find
            // the correct Quit method.
            ((_Application)word).Quit(ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
            word = null;
        }

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