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Mail Merge word document with XML data using Aspose.Words REST API issue

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#1

I am having issues with both cURL and your online tool for testing mailmerge.

I am using the exact files from your github repository:
Customers.xml
TestFileXML.doc

On the online mailmerge, I get: TypeError: Failed to fetch

Using cURL I get invalid file format

Not sure why this isnt working, especially since I am using your files to test.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

#2

@debtpaypro

We have tested the scenario and noticed unfortunately subjected template and data are not working as expected. So we have logged a ticket WORDSCLOUD-1379 for further investigation and rectification. However, you may try other sample templates and data files to get started with Aspose.Words REST API.

#3

@debtpaypro

After the initial investigation, we found that Aspose.Words Cloud API is not supporting XML shortcuts for object declaration like

<customer ID="1", Name="Name" ...</>

So as a workaround, it should be changed to a full declaration like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<customers>
  <customer>
    <Name>John Ben Jan</Name>
    <ID>1</ID>
    <Domain>History</Domain>
    <City>Boston</City>
  </customer>
  <customer>
    <Name>Lisa Lane</Name>
    <ID>2</ID>
    <Domain>Chemistry</Domain>
    <City>LA</City>
  </customer>
  <customer>
    <Name>Dagomir Zits</Name>
    <ID>3</ID>
    <Domain>Heraldry</Domain>
    <City>Milwaukee</City>
  </customer>
  <customer>
    <Name>Sara Careira Santy</Name>
    <ID>4</ID>
    <Domain>IT</Domain>
    <City>Miami</City>
  </customer>
</customers>

However, we are working for a fix to support both types of declaration and will update you as soon as it is published.

#4

The issues you have found earlier (filed as WORDSCLOUD-1379) have been fixed in this update. This message was posted using Bugs notification tool by Ivanov_John