Using the MailMerge Component

This chapter shows how to use the DocumentServer.MailMerge class in ASP.NET projects to merge ApplicationFields in template documents with data from various data sources. The MailMerge class encapsulates powerful mail merge capabilities of TX Text Control .NET Server in one ready-to-use component. The MailMerge class is part of the TXTextControl.DocumentServer namespace.

Introduction

Creating templates using TX Template Designer

Creating templates using MS Word 2007 and MS Word 2010

Creating templates using TXTextControl.TextControl

Creating a simple ASP.NET mail merge project

The MergeField

MergeBlocks and DataSets

The If field

The IncludeText field

The Date field

Extended sample: Creating invoices