ASP.NET Reference: WordTemplate Object Open SetCultureInfo SetDataSource GetVersion Process Save

ASP Reference: WordTemplate Object Open SetCultureInfo SetDataSource GetVersion Process Save

ASP.NET Programmer's Reference WordTemplate.Process Method

C# Syntax:

VB.NET Syntax:

Description:

Examples:

• Generate a single Word file

  [VB.NET]
  	
  '--- Create an object array of values 
  '--- and a string array of field names to pass to 
  '--- SetDataSource.
  Dim arrValue As Object() = {"SoftArtisans WordWriter"}
  Dim arrName As String() = {"ProductName"}
  
  '--- Create an instance of WordTemplate.
  Dim oWW As WordTemplate = Nothing
  oWW = New WordTemplate()
  
  '--- Open a template file.
  oWW.Open(Server.MapPath("./StringVarTemplate.doc"))
  
  '--- Set the file's data source by passing 
  '--- SetDataSource an array of values and an 
  '--- array of merge field names.
  oWW.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName)
  
  '--- Call Process() to populate the template with 
  '--- the new data.
  oWW.Process()
  
  '--- After processing the template, call Save() and pass it 
  '--- Page.Response to stream the generated file to the browser.
  oWW.Save(Page.Response, "StringVarOutput.doc", False)

• Create multiple Word files from a single template and an updated data source

  [VB.NET]
  	
  Dim oWW As WordTemplate = Nothing
  oWW = New WordTemplate()
  	
  oWW.Open(Server.MapPath("./DataSourceUpdateTemplate.doc"))
  	
  '--- Set an object array of values to enter in 
  '--- the template's merge fields.
  Dim arrValue As Object() = {"SoftArtisans", "WordWriter", "http://www.softartisans.com"}
  		
  '--- Set a string array of merge field names.
  Dim arrName As String() = {"CompanyName", "ProductName", "URL"}
  
  '--- Set the data source of the document by passing
  '--- the value array and the name array initialized above.
  oWW.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName)
  
  '--- Call Process() to populate the template with the data.
  oWW.Process()
  
  '--- After calling Process(), pass the Save method a string file name 
  '--- to save the generated file on the server.
  oWW.Save(Server.MapPath("./DataSourceUpdateOutput-1.doc"))
  
  '--- Now, update the data source by modifying the elements of 
  '--- the arrValues array.
  arrValue(0) = "SoftArtisans, Inc."
  arrValue(1) = "WordWriter.WordTemplate"
  arrValue(2) = "www.softartisans.com"
  
  '--- Call Process() again to populate the open
  '--- template with the updated data source.
  oWW.Process()
  
  '--- Save the updated document.
  oWW.Save(Server.MapPath("./DataSourceUpdateOutput-2.doc"))

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ASP.NET Reference: WordTemplate Object Open SetCultureInfo SetDataSource GetVersion Process Save

ASP Reference: WordTemplate Object Open SetCultureInfo SetDataSource GetVersion Process Save

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