private static string GetValueForMergeField(IDocumentMergeFieldsProvider sourceObject, string fieldName)
{
try {
return(sourceObject.GetContentsFor(fieldName));
}
catch {
// log no such property
}
return("");
}
public void MergeFieldsInWordDoc(string sourcePath, IDocumentMergeFieldsProvider sourceObject, string destinationPath)
{
object missing = Missing.Value;
// Hide MS Word's window.
Application app = new Application {
Visible = false
};
var path = sourcePath as object;
_Document doc = app.Documents.Open(ref path);
MailMerge mailMerge = doc.MailMerge;
foreach (MailMergeField f in mailMerge.Fields)
{
// Assuming the field code is: MERGEFIELD "mailMergeFieldName"
string fieldName = f.Code.Text;
string newValue = GetValueForMergeField(sourceObject, fieldName);
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newValue))
{
f.Select();
// Replace selected field with supplied value.
app.Selection.TypeText(newValue);
}
}
// Save changes and close MS Word.
object newName = destinationPath as object;
doc.SaveAs2(ref newName);
object saveChanges = Word.WdSaveOptions.wdDoNotSaveChanges;
doc.Close(ref saveChanges, ref missing, ref missing);
//TODO: Fix - check with Stef
//app.Quit(ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
}
