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 public void SetDataSource(System.Collections.IDictionary dataSource, System.String dataSourceName)
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Public Sub SetDataSource(ByVal dataSource As System.Collections.IDictionary, ByVal dataSourceName As String)
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{param:dataSource}An {{IDictionary}} collection of key\-and\-value pairs.
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{param:datSourceName}The name of the set of template merge fields at which to insert the values imported from the data source.
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{exception:ArgumentNullException}[Save|WordTemplate.Save] will throw this exception if {{null}} \(C\#\) or {{Nothing}} \(VB.NET\) is passed to the method.
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{exception:ArgumentException}
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{remarks}Each merge field in a WordWriter template must bind to a data source field/value pair. The number of merge fields in the main template document \(the part of the document that is not within a repeat block\) may not exceed the number of values in the data source defined by [SetDataSource|WordTemplate.SetDataSource]. However, the number of values in the data source may be greater than the number of merge fields in the main template document.

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An IDictionary collection of key-and-value pairs.

The name of the set of template merge fields at which to insert the values imported from the data source.

Save will throw this exception if null (C#) or Nothing (VB.NET) is passed to the method.

Each merge field in a WordWriter template must bind to a data source field/value pair. The number of merge fields in the main template document (the part of the document that is not within a repeat block) may not exceed the number of values in the data source defined by SetDataSource. However, the number of values in the data source may be greater than the number of merge fields in the main template document.