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To set a template's data source to an array, first create an object array of field values and a string array of field names:

//--- Create an object array of field values
object[] arrValue = {"SoftArtisans", "WordWriter", "http://www.softartisans.com"};

//--- Create a string array of field names
string[] arrName = {"CompanyName", "ProductName", "URL"};

'--- Create an object array of field values.
Dim arrValue As Object() = {"SoftArtisans", "WordWriter", "http://www.softartisans.com"}

'--- Create a string array of field names.
Dim arrName As String() = {"CompanyName", "ProductName", "URL"}

Each merge field in the template will bind to a field name/field value pair. When creating field name and field value arrays to use as a data source, remember:

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First, create the WordTemplate object and open a template file:

	string templatePath;
	WordTemplate wt = new WordTemplate();
	wt.Open(templatePath);

	Dim templatePath As String
	Dim wt As New WordTemplate()
	wt.Open(templatePath)

You can call the SetDataSourcemethod before or after opening the template (that is, before or after calling Open). When you call SetDataSource, pass the two arrays you created to the method as parameters:

	wt.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName);

	wt.SetDataSource(arrValue, arrName)

The Process method enters the array values in the template's merge fields:

	wt.Process();

	wt.Process()

The Save either saves the new Word file on the server, or streams it to the browser. In this example, WordWriter streams the generated file to the client:

	wt.Save(Page.Response, "ArrayVarsOutput.doc", false);

	wt.Save(Page.Response, "ArrayVarsOutput.doc", False)

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