Handling multiple Word files can often be a challenge, especially when documents need to be consolidated for reporting, archiving, or sharing. Instead of manually copying and pasting content, you can automate this process with the GroupDocs.Merger Cloud SDK for .Net, which allows developers to combine multiple Word documents (DOC, DOCX) into a single, well-structured file.
Word Document Merger API for .NET
The GroupDocs.Merger Cloud SDK for .NET provides a cloud-based solution for merging Word files with minimal effort. With its REST API, you can:
- Merge DOC/DOCX files in C# with just a few lines of code.
- Automate batch processing for bulk document management.
- Maintain document formatting, headers, and footers.
- Integrate Word file merging into enterprise-level applications.
Install .NET SDK
To get started, install the SDK from NuGet:
Install-Package GroupDocs.Merger-Cloud
You’ll also need your Client ID and Client Secret, which can be obtained from the GroupDocs Cloud Dashboard. For more information, please visit this link.
Combine Word Documents in C#
Below is a simple example demonstrating how to merge two Word files into a single document using C#:
You may follow the following steps to achieve this functionality:
- Initialize an instance of the Configuration class with the Client ID and Client Secret.
- Instantiate an instance of the DocumentApi with the object of the Configuration class.
- Create an object of the JoinItem class.
- Initialize an instance of the FileInfo class and set the path of the first Word document.
- Instantiate an object of the FileInfo class and set the path of the second Word document.
- Create an object of the JoinOptions class and set the path for the generated file.
- Create an instance of the JoinRequest class and initialize it with the object of the JoinOptions class.
- Invoke the Join method to combine Word documents.
Copy & paste the following code snippet into your main server file and run the server to combine Word documents programmatically:
The out can be seen in the image below:
Free Word Files Merger
If you don’t want to code, you can try the Online Word Merger Tool. This free web-based solution allows you to quickly upload and merge multiple Word documents into one file without installing any software.
Conclusion
In this article, we demonstrated how to combine Word documents using C# .NET with GroupDocs.Merger Cloud SDK. Whether you need to automate document merging in an enterprise solution or just merge files online, this API provides a fast, reliable, and scalable approach.
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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
How to merge two Word documents in C#?
Call the Join method to combine Word documents programmatically. GroupDocs.Merger Cloud SDK for .Net offers a rich stack of features to automate this process.
How do I automatically merge Word documents?
You may visit this link to learn the steps and the code snippet to merge Word documents automatically.