Vb Net Mail Merge From Word Template

Pull standard docx template.

Vb net mail merge from word template. You want to attach an exist datasource to mailmerge automatically. Have a format of letterneed to insert fields from datatable into the word document fields. Fill in template with pre defined filler text from table. Working with mail merge word document using vbnet.

Query in access then link the mail merge to that. However i have two issues. My steps so far look like this. This article demonstrates how to set the proper project reference to the word type library for visual basic net and provides sample code to automate word.

Not exactly the nice automated application i was looking for. This tip demonstrates how to attach the db source and populate fields from table to a mail merged word document in vbnet. On the file menu click new and then click project. As the mail merge datasource.

I have created a text file and when the button on the form is clicked i write the contents of the text boxes to the text file. Start microsoft visual studio net. Problem is how to do a query on one of my tables and use the result. As i dont know neither how you design the document nor how your datasource looks like im unable to write the sample for you.

Code snippet dim objword as new object objword createobjectwordapplication creating a word application dim objdoc as new object objdoc createobjectworddocument. To create a new word document by using automation from visual basic net follow these steps. You want to implement word mail merge feature automatically in vbnet. You want to attach an exist datasource to mailmerge automatically.

Start microsoft visual studio net. Create an automation client for word. As i dont know neither how you design the document nor how your datasource looks like im unable to write the sample for you. On the file menu click new and then click project.

Under project types click visual basic projects then click windows application under templates. When a button on a form is clicked i want text from text boxes to be used as the fields in a mail merge template. Before word prints im asked to select the printer etc. You know how to achieve this in word ui.

Attach datasource and execute mail merge. Add mergefields by replacing pieces of the filler text with actual mergefields. In my vbnet app i want to read in a load of addresses from a database and then use word to create address labels on an avery template l7163 which is then printed to the printer. Select windows application from the visual basic project types.

You want to implement word mail merge feature automatically in vbnet.