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GetMailMergeTemplateDocContent

Returns the mail merge template document.

Syntax​

expression.GetMailMergeTemplateDocContent();

expression - A variable that represents a Api class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiDocumentContent

Example​

Get the mail merge template and paste its data into the document.

// Wrap the text runs in the mail merge fields and return the mail merge template document.

// Return the document content object whith represents the mail merge template document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let fields = ["Greeting line", "First name", "Last name"];
for (let i = 0; i < fields.length; ++i) 
{
	let run = Api.CreateRun();
	run.AddText(fields[i]);
	paragraph.AddElement(run);
	run.WrapInMailMergeField();
	paragraph.AddText(" ");
}
paragraph.AddText("!");
Api.LoadMailMergeData([fields, ["Dear", "John", "Smith"], ["Hello", "Lara", "Davis"]]);

let template = Api.GetMailMergeTemplateDocContent();
let receptionsCount = Api.GetMailMergeReceptionsCount();
let receptions = [];
for (let i = 0; i < receptionsCount; ++i) 
{
	Api.MailMerge(i, i);
	receptions.push(doc.GetElement(0));
	Api.ReplaceDocumentContent(template);
}
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Receptions");
paragraph.SetBold(true);
doc.Push(paragraph);
doc.Push(receptions[0]);
doc.Push(receptions[1]);
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("The mail merge process was run twice for each mail merge reception. But the results were replaced with the mail merge template document content. This template allows you to save each mail merge reception to the separate file.");
doc.Push(paragraph);