# MailMerge.TemplateFile Property

> Specifies the template file path. Can be used instead of the LoadTemplate method. The document format is deduced from the file extension automatically.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 20.0
- **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.TemplateFile Property
- **442 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/templatefile-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/templatefile-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/templatefile-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies the template file path. Can be used instead of the [LoadTemplate](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/loadtemplate-method/llms-full.txt) method. The document format is deduced from the file extension automatically.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string TemplateFile { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property TemplateFile As String
```

### Examples

The following example uses `MailMerge.TemplateFile` to configure template file as part of the mail merge workflow. The configured value is checked before the workflow continues.

```csharp
mailMerge.TemplateFile = "document.docx";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailMerge.TemplateFile))
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Template File: {mailMerge.TemplateFile}");
}
```

```vbnet
mailMerge.TemplateFile = "document.docx"
If Not String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailMerge.TemplateFile) Then
    Console.WriteLine($"Template File: {mailMerge.TemplateFile}")
End If
```

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