sorry the number is 8 digits and not 7 as i earlier stated

"Boots" wrote:

Hi Doug,
I entered what you suggested but I got a syntax error. This what I
have entered
{=(1000000 + {MERGEFIELD "Control_Num"})\# "00000000"}

the control number is actually 8 digits and not 17 as I earlier stated so i
have added an extra 0 to the =function.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Try adding 100000 to the mergefield using the following calculation field
construction

{ = (100000 + { MERGEFIELD [Access Field] }) \# "0000000" }

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"Boots" wrote in message
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I am merging from an Access database query. One of my fields is a 7 digit
number that always begins with '05'. Is it possible to change this within
word so that it is prefixed with '06' instead, with out changing it in
Access? so instead of saying 0512345 it would say 0612345

thanks