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How do I go back to merge first record?
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Is there anyway I could merge my records on the first page and again merge the SAME records on the 2nd and 3rd pages - the 3 pages have different subject headings. Thank you |
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How do I go back to merge first record?
There's no field code that can take you back.
You can either try to manipulate your data source so that it duplicates the records you need in the sequence you need (not particularly easy in the general case) or you can try to store the values in each record using SET fields e.g. { SET myrec1field1 { MERGEFIELD myfield1 } } { SET myrec1field2 { MERGEFIELD myfield2 } } then use them when they are needed: { REF myrec1field1 } etc. (all the {} need to be the special field braces you can insert using ctrl-F9) Whether that is workable deends on what you have to do. If you have an arbitrary number of records that you need to repeat, it won't work. If you always know you need to store the values from x records (say 3 records) you may be able to get away with it. Peter Jamieson "Skyeblue" wrote in message ... Hi Is there anyway I could merge my records on the first page and again merge the SAME records on the 2nd and 3rd pages - the 3 pages have different subject headings. Thank you |
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How do I go back to merge first record?
So there's no command like CHAINDATA(filename) in WP? That simply
reloads a data file, "chaining" it, either the original one or any one you name, at the end of the merge. (WP also has nestdata and nestform commands, to go to and back from data or form files.) Honest, I'm not trying to be grumpy or snide, but several of the merges I set up either use the chaindata command or recursively call the same form with the CHAINFORM command. These commands were absolutely fundamental to how several of the merges worked. I need to report this back to IT. David Peter Jamieson wrote: There's no field code that can take you back. You can either try to manipulate your data source so that it duplicates the records you need in the sequence you need (not particularly easy in the general case) or you can try to store the values in each record using SET fields e.g. { SET myrec1field1 { MERGEFIELD myfield1 } } { SET myrec1field2 { MERGEFIELD myfield2 } } then use them when they are needed: { REF myrec1field1 } etc. (all the {} need to be the special field braces you can insert using ctrl-F9) Whether that is workable deends on what you have to do. If you have an arbitrary number of records that you need to repeat, it won't work. If you always know you need to store the values from x records (say 3 records) you may be able to get away with it. Peter Jamieson "Skyeblue" wrote in message ... Hi Is there anyway I could merge my records on the first page and again merge the SAME records on the 2nd and 3rd pages - the 3 pages have different subject headings. Thank you |
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How do I go back to merge first record?
So there's no command like CHAINDATA(filename) in WP? That simply
reloads a data file, "chaining" it, either the original one or any one you name, at the end of the merge. (WP also has nestdata and nestform commands, to go to and back from data or form files.) No, Word does not have any of that stuff. Honest, I'm not trying to be grumpy or snide, but several of the merges Don't worry, I would much rather have a better Word, and I'm sure it's both frustrating coming from a more flexible and powerful product and also difficult to see what is feasible, what is easy, etc. Peter Jamieson "fscodave" wrote in message ups.com... So there's no command like CHAINDATA(filename) in WP? That simply reloads a data file, "chaining" it, either the original one or any one you name, at the end of the merge. (WP also has nestdata and nestform commands, to go to and back from data or form files.) Honest, I'm not trying to be grumpy or snide, but several of the merges I set up either use the chaindata command or recursively call the same form with the CHAINFORM command. These commands were absolutely fundamental to how several of the merges worked. I need to report this back to IT. David Peter Jamieson wrote: There's no field code that can take you back. You can either try to manipulate your data source so that it duplicates the records you need in the sequence you need (not particularly easy in the general case) or you can try to store the values in each record using SET fields e.g. { SET myrec1field1 { MERGEFIELD myfield1 } } { SET myrec1field2 { MERGEFIELD myfield2 } } then use them when they are needed: { REF myrec1field1 } etc. (all the {} need to be the special field braces you can insert using ctrl-F9) Whether that is workable deends on what you have to do. If you have an arbitrary number of records that you need to repeat, it won't work. If you always know you need to store the values from x records (say 3 records) you may be able to get away with it. Peter Jamieson "Skyeblue" wrote in message ... Hi Is there anyway I could merge my records on the first page and again merge the SAME records on the 2nd and 3rd pages - the 3 pages have different subject headings. Thank you |
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How do I go back to merge first record?
OK, thanks. I'll pass that on to IT. They'll have to change the dbf
output and rethink how those merges can work. Maybe some of the other recommendations about changing the data files could be adapted to what they do. (The database is currently FoxPro, but the plan is to switch to Access.) Peter Jamieson wrote: So there's no command like CHAINDATA(filename) in WP? That simply reloads a data file, "chaining" it, either the original one or any one you name, at the end of the merge. (WP also has nestdata and nestform commands, to go to and back from data or form files.) No, Word does not have any of that stuff. |
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How do I go back to merge first record?
Hi Fscodave,
So there's no command like CHAINDATA(filename) in WP? That simply reloads a data file, "chaining" it, either the original one or any one you name, at the end of the merge. (WP also has nestdata and nestform commands, to go to and back from data or form files.) Honest, I'm not trying to be grumpy or snide, but several of the merges I set up either use the chaindata command or recursively call the same form with the CHAINFORM command. These commands were absolutely fundamental to how several of the merges worked. I need to report this back to IT. Nope, nothing like... Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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