Adding Hyperlinks to created Bookmarks in a Word documnet using Ruby

Question

How do you add a Hyperlink to a word document using an existing bookmark. I have been testing using IRB but continue to get Command Failed. I have attached to a running word application have text selected that I want to tie to the hyperlink. For testing I have been trying to just add a google hyperlnk. I figure once I get that then I would be able to figure out the bookmark. This is the command I am using

doc.Hyperlink.add(word.selection, 'http://www.google.com', '','','text to display')

The two blank parms are for SubAddress and ScreenTip respectivly.

Answer 1

Luke-

You're very close...

Change this...

  doc.Hyperlink.add(word.selection, 'http://www.google.com', '','','text to display')

...to this...

  doc.Hyperlinks.add(word.selection.Range, 'http://www.google.com', '','','text to display')

There were two changes necessary:

(1) You call the Add method on the Hyperlinks (plural) collection, and (2) the first argument needs to be a Range object.

With these changes, your code works for me.