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{excerpt}The [Process|WordTemplate.Process()] method enters data source values in a template's merge fields, and creates an image of the output file \(the new document\) in memory.{excerpt}
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 public void Process()
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Public Sub Process()
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{remarks}The save method can then save the output file to disk, stream it to the browser, or both.

Call {{Process}} after [SetDataSource|WordTemplate.SetDataSource] and before [Save|WordTemplate.Save].

You can only call {{Process}} once for each instance of [WordTemplate|WordTemplate].

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{example}Generate a single Word file:
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            //--- Create an object array of values
            //--- and a string array of field names to pass to
            //--- SetDataSource.
            Object[] arrValue = {"SoftArtisans WordWriter"};
            string[] arrName = {"ProductName"};

            //--- Create an instance of WordTemplate.
            WordTemplate oWW = new WordTemplate();

            //--- Open a template file.
            oWW.Open(Server.MapPath(@"../StringVarTemplate.doc"));

            //--- Set the file's data source by passing
            //--- SetDataSource an array of values and an
            //--- array of merge field names.
            oWW.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName);

            //--- Call Process() to populate the template with
            //--- the new data.
            oWW.Process();

            //--- After processing the template, call Save() and pass it
            //--- Page.Response to stream the generated file to the browser.
            oWW.Save(Page.Response, "StringVarOutput.doc", false);
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            '--- Create an object array of values
            '--- and a string array of field names to pass to
            '--- SetDataSource.
            Dim arrValue As Object() = {"SoftArtisans WordWriter"}
            Dim arrName As String() = {"ProductName"}

            '--- Create an instance of WordTemplate.
            Dim oWW As New WordTemplate()

            '--- Open a template file.
            oWW.Open(Server.MapPath("./StringVarTemplate.doc"))

            '--- Set the file's data source by passing
            '--- SetDataSource an array of values and an
            '--- array of merge field names.
            oWW.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName)

            '--- Call Process() to populate the template with
            '--- the new data.
            oWW.Process()

            '--- After processing the template, call Save() and pass it
            '--- Page.Response to stream the generated file to the browser.
            oWW.Save(Page.Response, "StringVarOutput.doc", False)
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