Concatenate fields

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1

Hi !

I want to add 2 fields (INCLUDEPICTURE and MERGEFIELD)
Exemple :
{INCLUDEPICTURE "Directory\{MERGEFIELD idprof}.jpg"}

If I insert fields with DocumentBuilder, the “MERGEFIELD” field is not considered.

builder.InsertField("INCLUDEPICTURE "Directory\{MERGEFIELD idprof}.jpg"", string.Empty);

How Can I perform this ?
Thxs

2

Hi
Thanks for your inquiry. You can insert such field using the following code:

string start = "INCLUDEPICTURE \"C:\\\\Temp\\\\";
string end = ".jpg\"";
string mergefield = "MERGEFIELD idprof";
// Create new Document and DocumentBuilder
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Insert field
FieldStart picStart = builder.InsertField(start, string.Empty);
// Search for field end
Node picEnd = picStart;
while(picEnd.NodeType != NodeType.FieldSeparator)
{
    picEnd = picEnd.NextSibling;
}
// Move to document start and insert mergefield
builder.MoveTo(picEnd);
builder.InsertField(mergefield, string.Empty);
// Insert end of Includepicture
builder.InsertNode(new Run(doc, end));
// Execute mail merge (just for testing)
doc.MailMerge.Execute(new string[] { "idprof" }, new object[] { "test" });
// Save output document
doc.Save(@"Test129\out.doc");

But note that you should update fields in the document manually (Ctrl+A and then F9, then your will see included picture.)
Also I think the better way to insert picture in your case is insert it during mail merge. Please see the following link for more information.
https://reference.aspose.com/words/net/aspose.words.mailmerging/ifieldmergingcallback/
Hope this helps.
Best regards.

3

Thank you, but I used Aspose.word in version 3.5.3.0.
InsertField return void
and InsertNode doesn’t exists

If you’ve got another solution, I search also

Thxs

4

Hi
Thanks for your inquiry. Maybe you can use something like the following.

// Insert field
builder.InsertField(start, string.Empty);
// Search for field end
NodeCollection fieldSeps = builder.CurrentParagraph.GetChildNodes(NodeType.FieldSeparator, true);
Node picEnd = fieldSeps[0];
// Move to document start and insert mergefield
builder.MoveTo(picEnd);
builder.InsertField(mergefield, string.Empty);
// Insert end of Includepicture
picEnd.ParentNode.InsertBefore(new Run(doc, end), picEnd);

Hope this helps.
Best regards.

5

Hi !

Thank you, It’s good, but now when I try to open a word document, my picture (INCLUDEPICTURE) is not visible (with a red cross).
I press F9 to update, and ALT+F9 to change the format of view, but no change.
I must to close and open the document to see the picture.

Have you got informations ?
PS : Aspose.word version 3.5.3.0

6

Hi !

Thank you, It’s good, but now when I try to open a word document, my picture (INCLUDEPICTURE) is not visible (with a red cross).
I press F9 to update, and ALT+F9 to change the format of view, but no change.
I must to close and open the document to see the picture.

Have you got informations ?

7

Hi
Thanks for your request. This can occur because path is not correct. For example if you insert field using the following code you will not see the picture:

builder.InsertField("INCLUDEPICTURE \"C:\\Temp\\test.jpg\"", string.Empty);

But if you insert field using the following code it will work fine:

builder.InsertField("INCLUDEPICTURE \"C:\\\\Temp\\\\test.jpg\"", string.Empty);

(I highlighted differences)
Also please attach your output document for testing.
Best regards.

8

Yes thank you very much !!!

9

And now if I want to add

{MERGEFIELD TableStart}
{INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Temp\\{MERGEFIELD idprof}.jpg"}
{MERGEFIELD TableEnd}

I try this, but error… :

builder.InsertField("MERGEFIELD TableStart", string.Empty);

string start = "INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Temp\\";
string end = ".jpg"";
string mergefield = "MERGEFIELD idprof";
builder.InsertField(start, string.Empty);

// Search for field end
NodeCollection fieldSeps = builder.CurrentParagraph.GetChildNodes(NodeType.FieldSeparator, true);
Node picEnd = fieldSeps[0];

// Move to document start and insert mergefield
builder.MoveTo(picEnd);
builder.InsertField(mergefield, string.Empty);

// Insert end of Includepicture
picEnd.ParentNode.InsertBefore(new Run(doc, end), picEnd);

builder.InsertField("MERGEFIELD TableEnd", string.Empty);

Thxs

10

Hi
Thanks for your inquiry. Please try using the following code:

builder.InsertField("MERGEFIELD TableStart:myTable", "«TableStart:myTable»");
string start = "INCLUDEPICTURE \"C:\\\\Temp\\\\";
string end = ".jpg\"";
string mergefield = "MERGEFIELD idprof";
builder.InsertField(start, string.Empty);
// Search for field separatop of Includepicture field
NodeCollection fieldSeps = builder.CurrentParagraph.GetChildNodes(NodeType.FieldSeparator, true);
Node picSep = null;
foreach (FieldSeparator sep in fieldSeps)
{
    if (sep.FieldType == FieldType.FieldIncludePicture)
    {
        picSep = sep;
        break;
    }
}
// Move to field separator and insert mergefield
builder.MoveTo(picSep);
builder.InsertField(mergefield, string.Empty);
// Insert end of Includepicture
picSep.ParentNode.InsertBefore(new Run(doc, end), picSep);
// Search for field end
Node picEnd = picSep;
while (picEnd.NodeType != NodeType.FieldEnd)
{
    picEnd = picEnd.NextSibling;
}
// Insert empty run after field end
Run empty = new Run(doc);
picEnd.ParentNode.InsertAfter(empty, picEnd);
// Move DocumentBuidler cursor to the empry run
builder.MoveTo(empty);
// Insert another mergefield
builder.InsertField("MERGEFIELD TableEnd:myTable", "«TableEnd:myTable»");

Hope this helps.
Best regards,

11

FieldType is not defined for sep

Excuse me for all questions …

12

Hi
Thanks for your inquiry. Please try using the following snippet of code:

Node picSep = null;
Node picEnd = null;
foreach (FieldSeparator sep in fieldSeps)
{
    picSep = sep;
    picEnd = picSep;
    // Search for field end
    while (picEnd.NodeType != NodeType.FieldEnd)
    {
        picEnd = picEnd.NextSibling;
    }
    if ((picEnd as FieldEnd).FieldType == FieldType.FieldIncludePicture)
    {
        break;
    }
}

Hope this helps.
Best regards.

13

Thank you, you’re the best