[John Sutton]

I've seen several posts on this subject, and I've read them, as well
as the help on the subject. I even gone to the MVP site and checked
for my issue, but can't seem to resolve it. I have a datasource that I
create, with Field PICTURE_NAME and it has a data value of
"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Admin\\Desktop\\JaneGood.Jpg". I have in
my document a field {INCLUDEPICTURE { MERGFIELD PICTURE_NAME \*
MERGEFORMAT} \*MERGEFORMAT} which does not resolve on it's own. I open
word, open the doc, attach the datasource, and merge to a document. At
this point I now have a mostly merged document, with the exception of
the {INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Admin\\Desktop\\JaneGood.Jpg" \*MERGEFORMAT}. The only way
to get this to resolve is to right click and 'Edit Field' then when I
hit okay, I can toggle field and get the picture.

The picture file isn't always the same, in fact, the values come from
a database, but have been validated for correctness. Is this a two
step process because there is an embedded MERGEFIELD? Any pointers
greatly appreciated.

John
KBS

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You will need to update the fields in the document created by executing the
merge to get the picture to display. Use Ctrl+A then F9

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"John Sutton" wrote in message
...
I've seen several posts on this subject, and I've read them, as well
as the help on the subject. I even gone to the MVP site and checked
for my issue, but can't seem to resolve it. I have a datasource that I
create, with Field PICTURE_NAME and it has a data value of
"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Admin\\Desktop\\JaneGood.Jpg". I have in
my document a field {INCLUDEPICTURE { MERGFIELD PICTURE_NAME \*
MERGEFORMAT} \*MERGEFORMAT} which does not resolve on it's own. I open
word, open the doc, attach the datasource, and merge to a document. At
this point I now have a mostly merged document, with the exception of
the {INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Admin\\Desktop\\JaneGood.Jpg" \*MERGEFORMAT}. The only way
to get this to resolve is to right click and 'Edit Field' then when I
hit okay, I can toggle field and get the picture.

The picture file isn't always the same, in fact, the values come from
a database, but have been validated for correctness. Is this a two
step process because there is an embedded MERGEFIELD? Any pointers
greatly appreciated.

John
KBS

[John Sutton]

Thanks Doug, that's what I was afraid of.
I really appreciate your time in responding.

John
KBS
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:42:14 +0200, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP"
wrote:

You will need to update the fields in the document created by executing the
merge to get the picture to display. Use Ctrl+A then F9