Document.MailMerge(MailMergeOptions, Document) Method

Merges data to the current document and sends the result to the specified Document instance. Allows you to set 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#

void MailMerge(
    MailMergeOptions options,
    Document targetDocument
)

VB.NET

Sub MailMerge(
    options As MailMergeOptions,
    targetDocument As Document
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
options	MailMergeOptions	An object that contains options for the current merge.
targetDocument	Document	An object that exposes the Document interface to which the merged document is sent.

Remarks

The MailMerge method merges the current document with records retrieved from the MailMergeOptions.DataSource specified by the options parameter and sends the result to the specified document container, e.g., another RichEditControl.

The Document.CalculateDocumentVariable event is raised for the Document object passed as a parameter to the MailMerge method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L32

// Export a mail-merged document in a different Document instance
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, richEditControl2.Document);
xtraTabControl1.SelectedTabPageIndex = 1;

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/CS/Form1.cs#L66

richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(options, control.Document);

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/CS/Form1.cs#L39

server.CalculateDocumentVariable += new CalculateDocumentVariableEventHandler(Document_CalculateDocumentVariable);
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, server.Document);

how-to-use-docvariable-fields/CS/DocumentVariablesExample/Form1.cs#L38

this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, richEditControl2.Document);
this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;

VB.NET

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L29

'Export the mail-merged document in a different Document instance
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, richEditControl2.Document)
xtraTabControl1.SelectedTabPageIndex = 1

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/VB/Form1.vb#L64

Dim control As RichEditControl = New RichEditControl()
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(options, control.Document)
control.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/VB/Form1.vb#L30

AddHandler server.CalculateDocumentVariable, New CalculateDocumentVariableEventHandler(AddressOf Document_CalculateDocumentVariable)
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, server.Document)
richEditControl1.CreateNewDocument()

how-to-use-docvariable-fields/VB/DocumentVariablesExample/Form1.vb#L38

Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor
richEditControl1.Document.MailMerge(myMergeOptions, richEditControl2.Document)
Cursor = Cursors.Default