ES-828339- Add sample Mail-merge-in-multiple-column

Mail-Merge/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/.NET/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page.sln

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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.31911.196
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page", "Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page\Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page.csproj", "{D3AF529E-DB54-4294-A876-DD42E1E472D0}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{D3AF529E-DB54-4294-A876-DD42E1E472D0}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{D3AF529E-DB54-4294-A876-DD42E1E472D0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{D3AF529E-DB54-4294-A876-DD42E1E472D0}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{D3AF529E-DB54-4294-A876-DD42E1E472D0}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {58137FF9-5AE1-4514-9929-3A8A7DA1DFEB}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal

Mail-Merge/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/.NET/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RootNamespace>Mail_merge_in_multi_column_page</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core" Version="*" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="Data\Andrew.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Data\Janet.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Data\Margaret.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Data\Nancy.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Data\Steven.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Data\Template.docx">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Output\.gitkeep">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

Mail-Merge/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/.NET/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/Output/.gitkeep

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+

Mail-Merge/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/.NET/Mail-merge-in-multi-column-page/Program.cs

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+using Syncfusion.DocIO;
+using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Mail_merge_in_multi_column_page
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Template.docx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
+            {
+                //Loads an existing Word document into DocIO instance.
+                using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(fileStream, FormatType.Automatic))
+                {
+                    //Gets the employee details as IEnumerable collection.
+                    List<Employee> employeeList = GetEmployees();
+                    //Creates an instance of MailMergeDataTable by specifying MailMerge group name and IEnumerable collection.
+                    MailMergeDataTable dataSource = new MailMergeDataTable("Employees", employeeList);
+                    //Uses the mail merge events handler for image fields.
+                    document.MailMerge.MergeImageField += new MergeImageFieldEventHandler(MergeField_EmployeeImage);
+                    //Performs Mail merge.
+                    document.MailMerge.ExecuteGroup(dataSource);
+                    //Creates file stream.
+                    using (FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Output/Result.docx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
+                    {
+                        //Saves the Word document to file stream.
+                        document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Docx);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the employee details to perform mail merge.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static List<Employee> GetEmployees()
+        {
+            List<Employee> employees = new List<Employee>();
+            employees.Add(new Employee("Nancy", "Smith", "Sales Representative", "505 - 20th Ave. E. Apt. 2A,", "Seattle", "WA", "USA", "Nancy.png"));
+            employees.Add(new Employee("Andrew", "Fuller", "Vice President, Sales", "908 W. Capital Way", "Tacoma", "WA", "USA", "Andrew.png"));
+            employees.Add(new Employee("Roland", "Mendel", "Sales Representative", "722 Moss Bay Blvd.", "Kirkland", "WA", "USA", "Janet.png"));
+            employees.Add(new Employee("Margaret", "Peacock", "Sales Representative", "4110 Old Redmond Rd.", "Redmond", "WA", "USA", "Margaret.png"));
+            employees.Add(new Employee("Steven", "Buchanan", "Sales Manager", "14 Garrett Hill", "London", string.Empty, "UK", "Steven.png"));
+            return employees;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represents the method that handles MergeImageField event.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void MergeField_EmployeeImage(object sender, MergeImageFieldEventArgs args)
+        {
+            //Binds image from file system during mail merge.
+            if (args.FieldName == "Photo")
+            {
+                string photoFileName = args.FieldValue.ToString();
+                //Gets the image from file system.
+                FileStream imageStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/" + photoFileName), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+                args.ImageStream = imageStream;
+                //Gets the picture, to be merged for image merge field
+                WPicture picture = args.Picture;
+                //Resizes the picture
+                picture.Height = 90;
+                picture.Width = 90;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a class to maintain employee details.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Employee
+    {
+        public string FirstName { get; set; }
+        public string LastName { get; set; }
+        public string Address { get; set; }
+        public string City { get; set; }
+        public string Region { get; set; }
+        public string Country { get; set; }
+        public string Title { get; set; }
+        public string Photo { get; set; }
+        public Employee(string firstName, string lastName, string title, string address, string city, string region, string country, string photoFilePath)
+        {
+            FirstName = firstName;
+            LastName = lastName;
+            Title = title;
+            Address = address;
+            City = city;
+            Region = region;
+            Country = country;
+            Photo = photoFilePath;
+        }
+    }
+}