How to merge Word documents in C#, VB.NET
Syncfusion® Essential® DocIO is a .NET Word library used to create, read, and edit Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can merge Word documents in C# and VB.NET.
Steps to merge Word documents programmatically in C#:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install Syncfusion.DocIO.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework applications from the NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
VB
Imports Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
- Use the following code snippet to merge Word documents into single Word document.
C#
//Opens the destination document.
using (WordDocument destinationDocument = new WordDocument(@"../../DestinationTemplate.docx"))
{
//Opens the source document.
using (WordDocument sourceDocument = new WordDocument(@"../../SourceTemplate.docx"))
{
//Imports the contents of source document at the end of destination document.
destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument);
//Saves the destination document.
destinationDocument.Save("Result.docx");
}
}
VB
'Opens the destination document.
Using destinationDocument As WordDocument = New WordDocument("../../DestinationTemplate.docx")
'Opens the source document.
Using sourceDocument As WordDocument = New WordDocument("../../SourceTemplate.docx")
'Imports the contents of source document at the end of destination document.
destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument)
'Saves the destination document.
destinationDocument.Save("Result.docx")
End Using
End Using
A complete working example to merge Word documents using C# can be downloaded from Merge-Word-documents.zip.
By executing the application, you will get the output Word document as follows.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic Word document processing options along with features like mail merge, merge and split documents, find and replace text in the Word document, protect the Word documents, and most importantly PDF and Image conversions with code examples.
Explore more about the rich set of Syncfusion® Word Framework features.
An online example to merge Word documents.
Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer to link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion® license key in your application to use the components without trail message.
