Using Model from another .csproj throws exception of type 'SharpDocx.SharpDocxCompilationException'

[apetrut]

Hi @egonl ,

I am using SharpDocx v2.2.0 inside a .NET 6 console app and I am getting SharpDocxCompilationException when using a ViewModel containing a collection of objects residing in a separate project:

The CurrentViewModel is defined in Assembly A. The Item class is defined in Assembly B.
Assembly A has a reference to Assembly B.

public class CurrentViewModel
    {
        public CurrentViewModel()
        {
            Sensors = new List<Sensor>();
        }

        public List<Item> Items { get; set; }
    }

When I run this code:

var currentViewModel = new CurrentViewModel();
var document = DocumentFactory.Create("initial_document.docx", currentViewModel );
document.Generate("final_document.docx");

I get this exception:

The type 'your_type' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'B, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.

I tried adding these lines inside the Word document:

< %@ Assembly Name="B" % >
<%@ Import Namespace="B"%>

with no luck.

[awerghcpc]

I had a similar problem (you might have solved it but it might be helpful for someone else), I found I had to create an object that inherited from DocumentBase.
The Inheritance example in the documentation for SharpDocx was helpful.

Creating the document using my custom class.

var document DocumentFactory.Create<CustomDobument>(path, modelObject);

The class looked something like this.
By specifying the assemblies and using references I did not have to attempt to import anything from the word document itself.
I found that it could find the assembly in a console app but not in an asp.net web app so handling it myself solved the problem for me.

public abstract class CustomDocument : DocumentBase
{
public static new static List<string> GetReferencedAssemblies()
{
   return new List<string>
   {
       typeof(CustomObject).Assembly.Location
   };
}

public static new static List<string> GetUsingDirectives()
{
   return new List<string>
   {
       "using CustomAssembly.Namespace.Path"
   };
}
}