It seems like it should be
just as simple as the RIGHT function in Excel
It does, but unfortunately it isn't.
If the account number is a whole number (or in some case, contains a whole
number) not more than around 14 or so digits long, you can use
{ =mod({ MERGEFIELD youraccountfield },10000) } and prefix any asterixes you
need.
All the {} need to be the special field code braces that you can insert
using ctrl-F9.
If the account number is more complex there are two things you can do other
than transform your data source into another format:
a. use a DATABASE field - nasty, but see
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0004.htm
b. use Word VBA to issue a SQL query to get the data from the .csv file,
and put the necessary right() function in that query. That isn't
straightforward either, but it can usually be done as long as the .csv can
be read by the Jet ODBC driver/OLE DB provider and doesn't have more than
255 fields.
Peter Jamieson
"Laurel" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I'd like to print just the last 4 numbers of an account number in a mail
merge letter (front fill the rest with asterisks). It seems like it should
be
just as simple as the RIGHT function in Excel but by necessity my source
document has be a CSV text document so the function has to take place in
Word. Is this possible?
Thanks so much!
Laurel