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Mail merge is a process of merging data from a data source to a Word template document. Syncfusion Essential DocIO is a UWP Word library used to generate reports like invoice, payroll, letter, etc., by performing mail merge faster in a batch process without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can mail merge Word document in UWP. Steps to Mail merge Word document programmatically in UWP:
XAML <Page
x:Class="CreateWordSample.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:CreateWordSample"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Button x:Name="button" Content="Create Document" Click="OnButtonClicked" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Page>
C# using Syncfusion.DocIO; using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS; using Windows.Storage.Pickers; using Windows.Storage; using Windows.Storage.Streams; using System.Reflection;
C# //Opens the Word template document
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument())
{
string[] fieldNames = { "ContactName", "CompanyName", "Address", "City", "Country", "Phone"};
string[] fieldValues = { "Nancy Davolio", "Syncfusion", "507 - 20th Ave. E.Apt. 2A", "Seattle, WA", "USA", "(206) 555-9857-x5467" };
//Performs the mail merge
document.MailMerge.Execute(fieldNames, fieldValues);
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Saves the Word file to MemoryStream
await document.SaveAsync(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Saves the stream as Word file in local machine
Save(stream, "Result.docx");
}
// Saves the Word document
async void Save(MemoryStream streams, string filename)
{
streams.Position = 0;
StorageFile stFile;
if (!(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons")))
{
FileSavePicker savePicker = new FileSavePicker();
savePicker.DefaultFileExtension = ".docx";
savePicker.SuggestedFileName = filename;
savePicker.FileTypeChoices.Add("Word Documents", new List<string>() { ".docx" });
stFile = await savePicker.PickSaveFileAsync();
}
else
{
StorageFolder local = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
stFile = await local.CreateFileAsync(filename, CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
}
if (stFile != null)
{
using (IRandomAccessStream zipStream = await stFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite))
{
// Write compressed data from memory to file
using (Stream outstream = zipStream.AsStreamForWrite())
{
byte[] buffer = streams.ToArray();
outstream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
outstream.Flush();
}
}
}
// Launch the saved Word file
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(stFile);
}
A complete working example of mail merge Word document in UWP can be downloaded from mail merge Word document.zip By executing the program, you will get the Word document as follows. Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic Word document processing options along with features like mail merge, merge and split documents, find and replace text in the Word document and protect the Word documents with code examples. Explore more about the rich set of Syncfusion Word Framework features. An online example to perform mail merge in Word document. See Also: Mail Merge Word document in Windows Forms Mail Merge Word document in WPF Mail Merge Word document in C# Mail Merge Word document in ASP.NET Mail Merge Word document in ASP.NET MVC Mail Merge Word document in ASP.NET Core Mail Merge Word document in Xamarin Mail Merge Word document in Xamarin.Android Mail Merge Word document in Xamarin.iOS Note: Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer to link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use the components without trail message.
Conclusion I hope you enjoyed learning about how to mail merge Word document in UWP. You can refer to our UWP Word library feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our UWP Word library documentation to understand how to present and manipulate data. For current customers, you can check out our UWP components from the License and Downloads page. If you are new to Syncfusion, you can try our 30-day free trial to check out our UWP Word and other UWP components. If you have any queries or require clarifications, please let us know in comments below. You can also contact us through our support forums, Direct-Trac, or feedback portal. We are always happy to assist you!
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