Programmatically add Database fields list to select Merge Fields

Question

Hello,

In our system we give ability to provide user to add merge fields in MS Word templates, so that when actual print/email job is done they can be mapped and copies are created. We have a collection of merge fields for the user to select from (around 100 of them).

Is it possible to attach the list of placeholders(merge fields) to the document so that once the user download the Word doc and select the merge field to be added to the template programmatically(C#)?

Something like attached screenshots. Either in Database Fields or Merge Fields.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
Varun

Answer 1

Hi @Varun Arora ,

> Is it possible to attach the list of placeholders(merge fields) to the document so that once the user download the Word doc and select the merge field to be added to the template programmatically(C#)?

On your first image, the content that you highlighted are not field names, they are formats. Via Mergefield field from Qucik Parts, you need to enter the field name manually instead of selecting field from a list.

Do you want to add the fields from database programmatically into the list as the following image shown?

The list that the image shown is from the Recipient List, if you need users to select specific fields when using mail merge function, you could export the fields and their corresponding data as an Excel file, and then import this file as a Recipient List into Word document.
Under this case, if users download the document, they could instert the merge field that you imported in advance.

If you just want to get the fields and data from database, maybe you could try to use Field codes: Database field to get the fields from your database.

Any misunderstandings, please let me know.

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