MoveToMergeField is ignored when using the Mustache syntax

Hi,

I am converting our templates to use the "mustache" syntax.

I encountered a problem with the MoveToMergeField method.
Reading the following post we conclude that this method poses a problem if use in combination with mustaches.

"I have received response from our development team and like to share with you that "Moustache" fields have a limited support at the moment"
https://forum.aspose.com/t/60565

The GetFieldNames seems fixed in a later update of Word. But MoveToMergeField is still ignored

Can you confirm this please?

Is there a fix coming or do we need to emply a workaround?

Below is our code. It replace the string true/false with checkboxes

Regards, Tom

public class HandleMergeField : IFieldMergingCallback
{
private DocumentBuilder _mBuilder;

///
/// This handler is called for every mail merge field found in the document,
/// for every record found in the data source.
///
void IFieldMergingCallback.FieldMerging(FieldMergingArgs e)
{
if (_mBuilder == null)
_mBuilder = new DocumentBuilder(e.Document);

// We decided that we want all boolean values to be output as check box form fields.
if (e.FieldValue is String)
{
if ((string) e.FieldValue == "false" || (string) e.FieldValue == "true")
{
// Move the "cursor" to the current merge field.
_mBuilder.MoveToMergeField(e.FieldName);

// It is nice to give names to check boxes. Lets generate a name such as MyField21 or so.
string checkBoxName = string.Format("{0}{1}", e.FieldName, e.RecordIndex);

_mBuilder.InsertCheckBox(checkBoxName, (string) e.FieldValue != "false", 10);

return;
}
}
I tried the latest 14 build 14.12.0.0 and also 15.6.0

My conclusion is that these don't support MoveToMergeField in my scenario

The forum post that I refer above alludes to converting them to regulare merge fields? This can be a solution but how to do this in Aspose.Words?

Thanks, Tom

I got some more information about the issue

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MoveToMergeField does not work here and the text is insert at position 0, beginning of the document

{{ #foreach X1 }}
{{V1.A}}
{{ /foreach X1 }}

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This works! MoveToMergeField goed to the expected position


{{ #foreach X1 }}{{ #foreach V1 }}
{{A}}
{{ /foreach V1}}{{ /foreach X1}}


========

So is the issue maybe related whether points are used in the addressing? V1.A vs A ?

Offtopic
Also, I was kind of expecting that the following also works {{X1.V1.A}} but it gives a runtime error. Isn't arbitrary nesting/points supported?

Hi,


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