Create a Excel Workbook within a Word Office Add-in

Charlie Lenahan 1 Reputation point
2021-11-16T00:51:13.553+00:00

I'm trying to develop a Word add-in that parses the document, and generate a excel workbook/worksheet.
I currently have an c# app that does this using the Open XML sdk, but I want to move it a office Add-in.

I've looked thru the samples for creating documents and played with them in scriptlab, and it doesn't seem possible.
I haven't seen it explicitly said so, but i'm assuming its not possible because of sandboxing of the add-in, but I wanted to get a verification of it.

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An Office service that supports add-ins to interact with objects in Office client applications.
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Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
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  1. Alison McKay 81 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-11-20T00:43:34.63+00:00

    Hi @Charlie Lenahan , thanks for submitting! This feature is not supported.

    If you'd like to request this feature, we use the Microsoft 365 Developer Platform Ideas system to track feature requests. Please check the existing ideas, and submit yours as a new idea if it's not already on the list. If the community upvotes your idea, it's more likely to be added to the add-ins platform.

    You can also consult the Stack Overflow community for potential workarounds. Stack Overflow has an active community of developers that regularly provide feedback and guidance.

    Cheers,
    Alison

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