Mail merge

[Eric]

Hi

Is there any RTF like editor which we can use to create a RTF file with Mail  merge field which we can use to create a template that can be used to generare DOCX or PDF files?

Eric

 

PS The Editor is missing in the list of Tags

 

 

[Hristian Stefanov]

Hi Eric,

The desired result seems possible currently with our Editor.

The idea is to use a combination between the Editor and the RadFlowDocument from the WordsProcessing.

The Editor allows you to convert and export its HTML into plain text, pdf, etc. We have a knowledge base article that shows the Editor exporting its HTML: Convert Editor Value to Plain Text. Use the example from the knowledge base article and replace the plain text exportation with PDF/DOCX. The exportation happens through the RadFlowDocument. Here is an example of RadFlowDocument exporting to PDF and DOCX:

• RadFlowDocument PDF Export
• RadFlowDocument DOCX Export

Lastly, here is the article for Mail Merge functionality that WordsProcessing also provides: Mail Merge.

I hope this helps. If further concerns appear, I would be glad to help.

Regards,
Hristian Stefanov
Progress Telerik

[Eric]

Hi

 

What if I let the user crate a Word document with merge fields off line,  he or she uploads the document and I would only like to mail merge it with a dataset.

 

is this possible?

 

Eric

[Dimitar]

Hi Eric,

Yes, this is possible, after the document is uploaded you will need to perform 3 steps:

1. Import the document with the DocxFormatProviderwhich will return a RadFlowDocument instance.
2. Perform the mail merge.
3. Export the result document with the provider.

Here is an example of this:

 DocxFormatProvider provider = new DocxFormatProvider();
 RadFlowDocument document = provider.Import(File.ReadAllBytes(@"..\..\sampleDoc"));

 RadFlowDocument mailMergeResult = document.MailMerge(mailMergeDataSource);

 File.WriteAllBytes(@"..\..\result.docx", provider.Export(mailMergeResult));

Let me know if I can assist you further.

[Eric]

Thanks!