Word Read Paragraphs

Word Read Paragraphs

Type: word-read-paragraphs  ·  Package: Word Activities v1.0.4  ·  Output: List<object>

Reads all the paragraphs of a document and returns them as a list of strings (one per paragraph). Useful when you want to process the document paragraph by paragraph instead of as a single block of text.

How it works

Goes through the paragraphs of the document body, in order, and returns the full text of each one. By default it skips empty paragraphs (includeEmpty = false). It accepts session or path — see the two modes; with path it opens the file, reads it and closes it without changes.

• Scope: only the body paragraphs. Text inside tables is not included (read it with Word Read Tables), nor headers or footers.
• A paragraph that only has spaces is not considered empty and is included.
• includeEmpty is set in the editor; it does not accept expressions.

Required parameters

None — but you must provide session or path.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
session	ZoanWordSession	—	Session from Word Open (instead of path). Inherited automatically inside a body.
path	string	—	Path to the .docx (quick mode). Only used when there is no session.
includeEmpty	bool	false	Include empty paragraphs (useful if you need to keep each paragraph’s position).

Output

Returns a List of strings (string), one item per paragraph in document order. A document with no paragraphs with text returns an empty list. Loop over it with For Each.

Example

Word Read Paragraphs   path = asset("minutes.docx")   → output: paragraphs
For Each   items = paragraphs   itemVariable = p
 └─ activities:
      If   condition = startsWith(str(p), "RESOLUTION")
       └─ then:
            Log   message = p

Common errors

Message	Cause and fix
'session' or 'path' is required.	There is no session and no path.
File not found.	The path does not exist on the robot’s machine.

Related activities

• Word Read Text — all the text in one string.
• Word Read Tables — extract the tables.