Return to the WordprocessingML Screen-Cast Series Many Open XML developers need to generate documents, and then generate and insert an updated table-of-contents for the document. TOC's in Open XML are not hard, but they require a bit of explanation. This post introduces the second in a series of screen-casts around Open XML WordprocessingML TOCs.
In the first screen-cast, I explored the markup for a TOC, discussed the element in the settings part, and showed Word's behavior when that field is set.
In this second screen-cast, I discuss a bit more about the markup, and then walk through some example code that is part of the PowerTools for Open XML project. The example code shows how to insert a TOC at a desired point in a document, and then set the element. Then, when the user next opens that document, Word will present them with the option to repaginate and update the TOC.
As part of the definition of each TOC, you specify a set of switches that Word uses as instructions on how to construct the TOC. This screen-cast discusses the TOC switches, and shows how to find out more about them from the text of the Open XML standard.