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    Recursively replace a variable in a template that is loaded from an external file
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    Posted by admin  · 25-02-2025 - 07:05

    Hello,

    Please note that template methods don't replace variables added in embedded documents.
    To accomplish the requested task, you need to replace the variables in the document to be embedded and then embed it:

    $docx = new \CreateDocxFromTemplate('nds2.docx');
$docx->setTemplateSymbol('[', ']');
$docx->replaceVariableByText(['nds_cert' => 'bbb '], ["firstMatch" => false]);
$docx->createDocx('nds2_upd.docx');

$docx = new \CreateDocxFromTemplate('nds.docx');
$docx->setTemplateSymbol('[', ']');
$docx->replaceVariableByExternalFile(['nds_cert' => 'nds2_upd.docx'], ['matchSource' => true]);
$docx->CreateDocx('nds3.docx');

    Or use mergeDocx, mergeDocxAt, or importContents methods to import the contents from the document as regular content instead of as an embedded document. Using these methods you can use template methods to replace variables after merging/importing the contents.

    Regards.