mlreportgen add content of word file

In the mlreportgen, how can i add the content of the word file ?

I have tried mlreportgen.dom.DOCXSubDoc, but it would be still a link and need to manually remove the link, or through the matlab command. But i don't want to create many temporary files.

The same problem comes with mlreportgen.dom.EmbeddedObject.

Is there any way to add a full word document or a range of document, as an Paragraph to the mlreportgen ?

Answer 1

[Akanksha]

Hey vivek patel ,

You're absolutely right. Currently, MATLAB Report Generator's DOM API doesn't let you directly insert the full content of a Word document (like paragraphs, tables, etc.) into another Word report.

Since MATLAB doesn’t support this directly, there’s a workaround you can use by processing the Word file outside MATLAB and then recreating its content inside your report. Here's how you can do it:

Step 1: Extract the Word Content

Use an external tool to extract the content of the Word file using

python-docx, pandoc, Word automation via COM, etc.

This will give you the content in a readable format like plain text, HTML, or structured data.

Step 2: Parse the Content

• If it’s plain text, you can split it into paragraphs or lines.
• If its HTML, you can use an HTML parser (in MATLAB or Python) to identify headings, tables, etc.

Step 3: Rebuild the Content in MATLAB

Now, use MATLAB’s DOM API to recreate the content in your report like

• Use mlreportgen.dom.Paragraph to add paragraphs,
• Use mlreportgen.dom.Table to recreate tables,
• Use mlreportgen.dom.Text for formatting like bold or italic, etc.

PFA the links to the MathWorks documentation that explain how to use these DOM elements:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/mlreportgen.dom.paragraph-class.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/mlreportgen.dom.text-class.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/mlreportgen.dom.table-class.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/rptgen/ug/add-content-to-a-report.html

Hope this helps!