Clone document

The following example shows you how to clone (deep copy) a Word document using the Clone method. The cloned document is an independent copy that can be modified without affecting the original document.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Open existing Word document
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument("c:\\test\\input.docx");

            // Clone the document
            WordDocument clonedDoc = doc.Clone();

            // Modify the cloned document
            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
            Run run = new Run("This paragraph was added to the cloned document.");
            paragraph.Add(run);
            clonedDoc.Body.Add(paragraph);

            // Save the cloned document
            clonedDoc.Save("c:\\test\\cloned.docx", true);

            Console.WriteLine("Document cloned successfully!");
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Open existing Word document
        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument("c:\test\input.docx")

        ' Clone the document
        Dim clonedDoc As WordDocument = doc.Clone()

        ' Modify the cloned document
        Dim paragraph As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        Dim run As Run = New Run("This paragraph was added to the cloned document.")
        paragraph.Add(run)
        clonedDoc.Body.Add(paragraph)

        ' Save the cloned document
        clonedDoc.Save("c:\test\cloned.docx", True)

        Console.WriteLine("Document cloned successfully!")

    End Sub
End Module

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