Question

I have multiple tables in a word template and need to change each of it in an other way. Also it is possible that one or the other will be deleted or inserted so I can’t say I take the 5th and that’s always the same one.
The identification has to be saved so I can’t use the .ID value.

What way is there to identify a specific table with VSTO? Preferable one which can also be set in the document without VSTO.

Answer 1

I found a way to do it:

Mark the table in word and add a bookmark to it. You have to choose a unique name so you can also identify the table. The identification can be done with a method like the following:

public Word.Bookmark GetBookmark(String bookmarkName)
{
    // Find bookmark
    Word.Bookmark bookmark = null;
    foreach (Word.Bookmark curBookmark in Globals.ThisDocument.Bookmarks)
    {
        if (curBookmark.Name.Equals(bookmarkName))
        {
            bookmark = curBookmark;
            break;
        }
    }

    return bookmark;
}