Finally got it to work using the \d command at the end of the file. Now I
can not save the "native" command. When I save, it merges the field. Any
suggestions?

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

You can despam my e-mail address and e-mail the stuff to me if you want, but
only if it's a reasonable size! All I could probably get back to you is an
output file with all the images embedded (i.e. with links removed). Can't do
anything unitl the morning (19th Apr. UK time)

Peter Jamieson

"Bryan G" wrote in message
news
Peter,
Yes, the " was a typo. I can take the generated file and directory
structure, paste it into explorer and pull up the file(s). the merged
document references different .tif files. Owner1.tif, owner2.tif ., etc.
When I press Alt f9 it pulls in the very first document I every merged
(not
even referenced in the current mail merge).

I do need to get this application to work, and I appreciate your help. At
some point, maybe I can hire you to complete it for me (if that is an
option), as this project is a time sensitive application.

Please advise.
"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

If you really have the field you describe, i.e.

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\CHECK\\NAME.TIF \* MERGEFORMAT }

then it will definitely behave as you describe as you need the closing
quote, i.e.

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\CHECK\\NAME.TIF" \* MERGEFORMAT }

But assuming that's a typo, all I can say is that I have tried the same
thing, with the same folder (but obviously different merge data source,
main
document and .tif files) here and the pictures update fine with select
then
F9. The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is that
the
F9 key may have been re-assigned, but I think you can find that out quite
quickly by changing a field code, selecting it and pressing F9 to see if
it
updates.

If you insert/link the same picture in the merge output file immediately
after the link generated by the merge, can you spot any differences at
all
in the fields? Does the manually inserted field produce the correct
picture?

Peter Jamieson

"Bryan G" wrote in message
...
I have been out of town. There are no spaces in the merged field. I
have
changed the directory name, so there aren't any spaces. The file name
is
merged with the INCLUDEPICTURE command on the front end, and the
appropriate
file path and name following and the \* MERGEFORMAT as the suffix all
enclosed within { }

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\CHECK\\NAME.TIF \* MERGEFORMAT }

I have tried the command with both single and double \ in the file
name.
When I press ALT F9 a different file is inserted.



"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

Sorry, I forgot: you may also need to go into Word
Tools|Options|General|Web
options|Files|Update links on save (even though you are not doing
anything
to do with the web).

Also, when you merge to a new document, you should be able to see the
field
codes generated by the merge. If you use Alt-F9 to look at one of
them,
what
do you see (there should still be an INCLUDEPICTURE field but no
MERGEFIELD
field there)? Are there any spaces in the file name that shouldn't be
there?

Peter Jamieson

"Bryan G" wrote in message
...
Peter,
I tried both methods to no avail. I selected two letters and went
into
edit
individaul letters, use Cntl-A and F9, and it did not expand the
link.
I
moved the files off the network drive to the local drive with the
same
results.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

Typically you have to do one of the following:
a. check either the "Update fields" or "Update links", or both
options
in
Word's Tools|Options|Print dialog
b. if that does not work and you are merging directly to the
printer,
I
think you will have to merge to an output document, select the
entire
document (e.g. control-A), and update all the fields using F9
before
printing.

Peter Jamieson
"Bryan G" Bryan wrote in message
...
I am successfully using the INCLUDEPICTURE command, and using a
"mail
merge"
field to identify specific .tif files I want to use as page 2 of
a
letter.
When I view the document, the correct .tif files are being
created.

Once the Word 2003 goes to print the .tif file from the first
record
propagates to all subsequent records. The command I am using
looks
like
this

{INCLUDEPICTURE "J:\\abc\\{ MERGEFIELD "Reference" }.tif"
\*MERGEFORMAT}