Class MailMergeSettings

Represents the mail merge settings

Inheritance

System.Object

MailMergeSettings

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Base.dll

Syntax

public class MailMergeSettings

Properties

DataSource

Gets or sets the data source file path.

Declaration

public string DataSource { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.String

Examples

The following code example demonstrates change the datasource path in the mail merge setting in the document.

    //Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance.
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Change the datasource property of the mail merge settings in the word document.
    document.MailMerge.Settings.DataSource = "NewDataSource.txt";
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();

    'Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Change the datasource property of the mail merge settings in the word document
    document.MailMerge.Settings.DataSource = "NewDataSource.txt"
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()

HasData

Gets a value indicating whether the document has mail merge settings or not.

Declaration

public bool HasData { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True, if the document has mail merge settings. Otherwise false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates whether the document has mail merge settings or not.

    //Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance.
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Removes the mail merge settings in the word document.
    if (document.MailMerge.Settings.HasData)
        document.MailMerge.Settings.RemoveData();
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();

    'Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Removes the mail merge settings in the word document.
    If document.MailMerge.Settings.HasData Then
        document.MailMerge.Settings.RemoveData()
    End If
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()

Methods

RemoveData()

Removes the mail merge settings.

Declaration

public void RemoveData()

Remarks

Removes the mail merge settings, to convert a Word mail merge main document to a normal Word document. Hence the Microsoft Word application won't prompt to mail merge while opening this document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates removes the mail merge setting in the document.

    //Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance.
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Removes the mail merge settings in the word document.
    if (document.MailMerge.Settings.HasData)
        document.MailMerge.Settings.RemoveData();
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();

    'Load an existing Word document into WordDocument instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Removes the mail merge settings in the word document.
    If document.MailMerge.Settings.HasData Then
        document.MailMerge.Settings.RemoveData()
    End If
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()