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Include Text merge field
How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a
document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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Do you have the syntax right? Something along the lines of:
{ INCLUDETEXT "\\\\ComputerName\\FolderName\\docname.doc" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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I'm sure I do. I've tried \\\ and \\\\ before the server name and \\
everywhere else. Thank you for replying. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Do you have the syntax right? Something along the lines of: { INCLUDETEXT "\\\\ComputerName\\FolderName\\docname.doc" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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It requires four slashes.
You should also be able to write it another way eg { INCLUDETEXT "//ComputerName/FolderName/docname.doc" } Both work here. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: I'm sure I do. I've tried \\\ and \\\\ before the server name and \\ everywhere else. Thank you for replying. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Do you have the syntax right? Something along the lines of: { INCLUDETEXT "\\\\ComputerName\\FolderName\\docname.doc" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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You are a STAR. I've tried both and they do both work. Thank you so much.
I think all I was missing was the quotes! Thank you, thank you, thank you. "Graham Mayor" wrote: It requires four slashes. You should also be able to write it another way eg { INCLUDETEXT "//ComputerName/FolderName/docname.doc" } Both work here. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: I'm sure I do. I've tried \\\ and \\\\ before the server name and \\ everywhere else. Thank you for replying. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Do you have the syntax right? Something along the lines of: { INCLUDETEXT "\\\\ComputerName\\FolderName\\docname.doc" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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You are welcome.
 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: You are a STAR. I've tried both and they do both work. Thank you so much. I think all I was missing was the quotes! Thank you, thank you, thank you. "Graham Mayor" wrote: It requires four slashes. You should also be able to write it another way eg { INCLUDETEXT "//ComputerName/FolderName/docname.doc" } Both work here. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: I'm sure I do. I've tried \\\ and \\\\ before the server name and \\ everywhere else. Thank you for replying. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Do you have the syntax right? Something along the lines of: { INCLUDETEXT "\\\\ComputerName\\FolderName\\docname.doc" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Maz wrote: How do I use the Include Text merge field to insert the contents of a document that is stored on a shared drive? If I map a drive it will work but if I include the full path name then it won't - I get a message telling me that it is an invalid filename. For various reasons I don't want to use mapped drives. |
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