Thank you Graham, that is what I realize. Because of that, I am trying to
create a form file that will have some kind of automated coding so the end
user does not have to know to do these steps that you outline below after
they save and name the document. It would be ideal if I could code something
in the pre-merged document. For example, in Corel, the filename/path code
can be inserted pre-merge, and take on the new document name after it is
merged and saved as a new document.

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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You would have to merge to a new document, save that document then insert
the field. As Charles has indicated the name doesn't exist until the
document is saved and it is not saved as part of the merge process.

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Karen Hart wrote:
By just inserting the path/filename merge code?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
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You can insert the field for this but realize it won't give a real
name until after the document is saved and the field is updated.
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"Karen Hart" wrote in message
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Thanks so much, Graham. You dah man!
Is there a similar function for the document id code? To insert the
new name and path of the resulting merged document?

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Use a CREATEDATE field for the date and merge to a new document.
The new document will always show the date of the merge.

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Karen Hart wrote:
How do I create a form file that upon merging inserts the current
date of the merge, then does not update after that point? In other
words, after the merge is complete, the resulting document's date
field should be automatically unlinked. I do not want to teach
the user to unlink the field with Ctrl-Shift-F9, because there are
several of these date codes throughout the form file, inlcuding
headers and footers, and also I don't want to risk that the user
forgets to unlink the date field.

Thank you in advance.
Karen