[Noel]

It is a field within the Access database but it is not something that gets
merged into the letter in Word. Maybe this should be something in the Access
query?
I'm a newbie to the statements that you can use so I am seeking any help i
can get.
Thanks

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

If the Purchase Type is not a mergefield, from where does it come?

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"Noel" wrote in message
...
The purchase type is not a merge field, so my question would be is what do
I
code the field code?
Thanks
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

To do it in the mailmerge main document, in the where you have (or would
have the Buy Back) merge field, use

{ IF { MERGEFIELD PurchaseType } = "Buy Back" { MERGEFIELD Amount } }

and where you have (or would have the Buy In) merge field, use

{ IF { MERGEFIELD "PurchaseType } = "Buy In" { MERGEFIELD Amount } }

or something similar. You must use Ctrl+F9 to insert each pair of field
delimiters { }.

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"Noel" wrote in message
...
I have a mail merge letter that pulls information from an access
database.
I
need to put in an IF statement that says if the type of purchase is buy
back,
then it is to mail merge the amount in the Buy Back merge field, if
it's a
Buy In, then it needs to merge it into the Buy In merge field. The
amounts
pull from the same field in access.

Thanks

"Dave Shaw" wrote:


The mergefields that you are doing the conditional argument on and the
result would normally be the same. By putting in a line break at the
end
of
the 'else' part will result in an additional line break if this
condition
is
met.

Anyway glad to be of help


"Nieve" wrote:

Hi.

I actually had to fiddle around with the code.

The correct code is

{ IF {MERGEFIELD Contact Name} = "No Contact" "The Manager"
"{MERGEFIELD
"Contact Name"}
"}

It worked great anyhow!

Nieve






"Dave Shaw" wrote:

I would suggest that you insert a field code such as:

{ IF {MERGEFIELD Contact Name} = "No Contact" "The Manager"
"{MERGEFIELD
Contact Name}"}

To do the above ensure you can see field codes - Tools, Options,
view, field
codes, and insert the {} using Ctrl + F9

Hope this helps

Dave

"Nieve" wrote:

Hi

I have a mail merge letter to send to potential clients.

Some of the data in one merge field (Contact Name) is 'No
Contact'. I
want to set a rule in the mail merge template that says when the
data 'No
Contact' is merged it is replaced with 'The Manager'. Is there a
way of doing
this?


(I know I could do Find and Replace ('No Contact' with 'The
Manager') in
excel (where the data is stored), or when the mail merge is
completed. This
is not a solution however, as I simply need the template to do
it
for me).

Thanks

Nieve