Document.CreateMailMergeOptions() Method

Enables customizing the mail merge options.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

MailMergeOptions CreateMailMergeOptions()

VB.NET

Function CreateMailMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions

Returns

Type	Description
MailMergeOptions	A MailMergeOptions instance, specifying the mail merge options.

Remarks

The default mail merge options are specified via the RichEditControlOptionsBase.MailMerge property.

To modify mail merge options, create a MailMergeOptions object (by calling the CreateMailMergeOptions method), and pass the modified options as a parameter to the Document.MailMerge method.

For more information, refer to Mail Merge.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L26

{
    MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
    myMergeOptions.FirstRecordIndex = 1;

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/CS/Form1.cs#L43

{
    MailMergeOptions options = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
    options.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection;

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/CS/Form1.cs#L33

private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
    myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph;

how-to-use-docvariable-fields/CS/DocumentVariablesExample/Form1.cs#L35

private void btnMailMerge_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
    myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection;

word-document-api-use-docvariable-fields/CS/WordProcessingFileAPI_CalcDocumentVariable/Program.cs#L28

// Adjust mail-merge options
MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection;

VB.NET

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L23

Private Sub mergeToNewDocumentItem_ItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemClickEventArgs) Handles mergeToNewDocumentItem.ItemClick
    Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
    myMergeOptions.FirstRecordIndex = 1

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/VB/Form1.vb#L35

Private Sub MergeToNewDocument()
    Dim options As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
    options.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/VB/Form1.vb#L26

Private Sub button2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
    myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph

how-to-use-docvariable-fields/VB/DocumentVariablesExample/Form1.vb#L35

Private Sub btnMailMerge_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
    myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection

word-document-api-use-docvariable-fields/VB/WordProcessingFileAPI_CalcDocumentVariable/Program.vb#L22

' Adjust mail-merge options
Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection