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{excerpt}Use [DataSourceSeparator|WordTemplate.DataSourceSeparator] to set the character that separates a data source name from a column name in a data marker. '.' is the default data source separator.
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 public char DataSourceSeparator{ get; set; }
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Public Property DataSourceSeparator() As Char
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{remarks}The {{DataSourceSeparator}} property must be set *before* [Open|WordTemplate.Open] is called because the merge field collection is parsed when the document is opened.

The following characters cannot be used as data source separators: {code}
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890_@$#()[],{code}
 The space character cannot be used as a data source separator.

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{example}{code:csharp|title=C#}

          WordTemplate oWW = new WordTemplate();
          oWW.DataSourceSeparator = "-";
          oWW.Open("Template.doc");
          ...
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          Dim oWW As New WordTemplate()
          oWW.DataSourceSeparator = "-"
          oWW.Open("Template.doc")
          ...
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