How to tag tables to a page number in word document using Aspose

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I am reading a word document using python-docx, python-docx·PyPI but it has limitation as it does not give us the page information.

The word document has lot of tables which could be splitted to next page. The python-docx treats splitted tables as a single table. I want to tag tables to a page that it belongs to.

I was exploring this package Aspose Licensing and Subscription|Aspose.Words for .NET

https://pypi.org/project/aspose-words/

How can I use this package to tag tables to a page number?

Here is what I tried, but it didn’t do it correctly:

k="Appendix-2 copy.docx" 
doc = aw.Document(k)
doc.update_page_layout()
layout_collector = aw.layout.LayoutCollector(doc)
for i, table in enumerate(doc.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.TABLE, True), 1):
    start_page = layout_collector.get_start_page_index(table)
    end_page = layout_collector.get_end_page_index(table)
    print(f"Table {i} starts on page {start_page}, ends on page {end_page}")

Is that anything else I could try?

I referred this solution but it didn’t help.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22499907/get-the-number-of-pages-in-a-word-document-using-aspose

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@pratik122354

Cause

It appears that you are trying to determine the page numbers for tables in a Word document using Aspose.Words, but you are facing issues with the layout collector not providing the expected results.

Solution

Your approach using the LayoutCollector is generally correct, but there are a few key points to ensure accurate page indexing. Here’s a refined version of your code that should help you correctly associate tables with their respective page numbers:

Code

import aspose.words as aw

# Load the document
doc = aw.Document("Appendix-2 copy.docx")

# Update the page layout to ensure accurate page indexing
doc.update_page_layout()

# Create a LayoutCollector to gather layout information
layout_collector = aw.layout.LayoutCollector(doc)

# Iterate through all tables in the document
for i, table in enumerate(doc.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.TABLE, True), 1):
    start_page = layout_collector.get_start_page_index(table)
    end_page = layout_collector.get_end_page_index(table)
    
    # Print the page numbers for each table
    print(f"Table {i} starts on page {start_page}, ends on page {end_page}")

Next Steps

  1. Ensure that the document is fully loaded and that update_page_layout() is called before accessing the layout information.
  2. If you still encounter issues, verify that the tables are not being affected by any section breaks or other layout elements that might influence their positioning.
  3. Check the Aspose documentation or forums for any updates or specific configurations related to your version of Aspose.Words.

Please try this solution and let me know if it resolves your issue!

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@pratik122354 Your code looks correct. What exactly does not work on your side? If possible please attach the problematic document here for testing. We will check the issue and provide you more information.