# MailMerge.LoadTemplateFromMemory Method

> Loads a template from memory that is used for the merge process.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 14.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.DocumentServer`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXDocumentServer.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDocumentServer.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.DocumentServer > MailMerge.LoadTemplateFromMemory Method
- **510 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/loadtemplatefrommemory-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/loadtemplatefrommemory-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/loadtemplatefrommemory-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Loads a template from memory that is used for the merge process.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool LoadTemplateFromMemory(object template, FileFormat documentFormat);
```

```vbnet
Public Function LoadTemplateFromMemory(template As Object, documentFormat As FileFormat) As Boolean
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| template | Specifies a template memory variable from which the data is loaded. |
| documentFormat | Specifies one of the DocumentServer.FileFormat values. |

### Return Value

Returns true, if the template could be loaded successfully and false, if the template is invalid or could not be loaded properly.

### Examples

The following example uses Load Template From Memory in a focused Mail Merge workflow.

```csharp
if (mailMerge.LoadTemplateFromMemory("Approved", TXTextControl.DocumentServer.FileFormat.MSWord))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Load Template From Memory completed successfully.");
}
```

```vbnet
If mailMerge.LoadTemplateFromMemory("Approved", TXTextControl.DocumentServer.FileFormat.MSWord) Then
    Console.WriteLine("Load Template From Memory completed successfully.")
End If
```

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