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Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:36 pm

I have a file that I am doing search and replace on. I one of the elements that I am to replace is being replaced with an empty string I want to remove the entire line so that the remaining text continues to flow. How do I accomplish this.

Template file
<Name>
<Address1>
<Address2>
<City> <State> <ZIP>

the replacement out put:
My Name
14 Street Name
BO Box 33333
City, TX 88888

if Address2 does not exist I would like it to display as

My Name
14 Street Name
City, TX 88888

However right now the best I can get is

My Name
14 Street Name

City, TX 88888

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:01 am

Hi,

Thanks for your inquiry.

You just need to add the code :
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doc.MailMerge.HideEmptyParagraphs = true
before you execute the mailmerge.

I attached a live demo to remove the blank line, please have a check.

If you still have any problems, please feel free to contact us.

Have a nice day.

BR
Suvi
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Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:12 pm

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to state that this is not being done with mail merge. I have code that replaces the strings using the doc.Replace("<Street2>", myvalue);

if myvalue is empty string and the row does not have any additional text then I want the row to be removed. Will the code you provided work in this instance?

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Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:04 am

Hi ,

Thanks for your feedback.

I am sorry to tell you that Spire.Doc can't remove the blank line when replace the string as the MS word can't either. So we recommand you use mailMerge to achieve your goal.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

In case of any ambiguity, please let us know.

Have a great day.

BR
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