Edit DOC in Ruby using REST API

Our Ruby library gives developers the ability to modify a DOC document directly by editing its Document Object Model (DOM), which means no additional software needs to be installed.

Edit text in DOC file using Ruby

The most popular case to edit a DOC file is text editing. With the given software solution, you can add, modify or delete text using Ruby within the document.

Edit table in DOC file using Ruby

Another popular DOC editing option is table editing. Our Ruby SDK allows you to work with tables and text in table cells.

Ruby developers can add or remove table and table cells, as well as add, edit and remove text within them.

Add an image to DOC file using Ruby

Besides editing text and tables in DOC, there is another common option: adding images to a document in Ruby. Ruby developers can also add an image into a DOC file using DOM.

Edit DOC programmatically

Try this powerful Ruby SDK and evaluate some options in DOC document editing. Using the following example, load your DOC document and make some changes: add text, add a table and a table cell with text or insert an image into the DOC document:

Edit text, tables or images in DOC using Ruby

Input files

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Output format

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					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.doc')
request_paragraph = ParagraphInsert.new({:Text => 'Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.'})
insert_paragraph_request = InsertParagraphOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   paragraph: request_paragraph)
insert_paragraph = @words_api.insert_paragraph_online(insert_paragraph_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_paragraph.document.values[0], format: 'doc')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.doc')
request_table = TableInsert.new({:ColumnsCount => 1, :RowsCount => 2})
insert_table_request = InsertTableOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   table: request_table, node_path: '')
insert_table = @words_api.insert_table_online(insert_table_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_table.document.values[0], format: 'doc')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input1.doc')
request_drawing_object = DrawingObjectInsert.new({:Height => 0, :Left => 0, :Top => 0, 
   :Width => 0, :RelativeHorizontalPosition => 'Margin', 
      :RelativeVerticalPosition => 'Margin', :WrapType => 'Inline'})
request_image_file = File.open('Input2.doc')
insert_drawing_object_request = InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest.new(
   document: request_document, drawing_object: request_drawing_object, 
      image_file: request_image_file, node_path: 'sections/0')
insert_drawing_object = @words_api.insert_drawing_object_online(insert_drawing_object_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_drawing_object.document.values[0], format: 'doc')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

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How to edit DOC Ruby REST API

Install Aspose.Words Cloud for Ruby
Add a library reference (import the library) to your Ruby project
Load DOC to edit in Ruby
Insert content at the beginning of DOC
Download the result document from the cloud storage

Ruby library to use DOC editing

Install Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby using RubyGems hosting service. Run gem install aspose_words_cloud to install the package. As an alternative, you can manually clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby source code from GitHub and use it in your project. Please follow these Instructions to quickly get the necessary security credentials and access our REST API.