| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
|
|||
|
|||
limits on if statements
Is there a limit to how many 'If_then_else' statements a mail merge document
can contain? Rob |
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
|
|||
|
|||
|
limits on if statements
Only if you try and nest them.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Robseym wrote: Is there a limit to how many 'If_then_else' statements a mail merge document can contain? Rob |
|
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
|
|||
|
|||
|
limits on if statements
Thanks for that. it begs two further questions:
1) what is the limit on nested if statements? 2) How would you count the number of nested statements in the following examples? - not written using the actual code: I think the first statement is three nested, the second statement is only two and the third contains no nested statements but I could be wrong. 1. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "IF([condition3], "text", "")"" ) 2. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "")" ) 3. IF([conditon], "text", "")IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "") Hope you can help as I am compiling a monster doc and don't want any nasty surprises. Rob "Graham Mayor" wrote: Only if you try and nest them. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Robseym wrote: Is there a limit to how many 'If_then_else' statements a mail merge document can contain? Rob |
|
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
|
|||
|
|||
|
limits on if statements
You can nest up to 20 IF fields in Word.
As for your examples, Word fields aren't coded quite like that. Turning them into the correct structu 1. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" {IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" {IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text"}}} all 3 conditions are nested 2. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" {IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" "False Text 1"}{IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text 2"}} the first two conditions are nested. 3. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" "False Text 1"}{IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" "False Text 2"}{IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text 3"} no conditions are nested. If any of the 'FALSE' strings has no text, you can omit the double quotes for them also. Empty 'TRUE' text strings must retain the double quotes, though. Cheers "Robseym" wrote in message ... Thanks for that. it begs two further questions: 1) what is the limit on nested if statements? 2) How would you count the number of nested statements in the following examples? - not written using the actual code: I think the first statement is three nested, the second statement is only two and the third contains no nested statements but I could be wrong. 1. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "IF([condition3], "text", "")"" ) 2. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "")" ) 3. IF([conditon], "text", "")IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "") Hope you can help as I am compiling a monster doc and don't want any nasty surprises. Rob "Graham Mayor" wrote: Only if you try and nest them. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Robseym wrote: Is there a limit to how many 'If_then_else' statements a mail merge document can contain? Rob |
|
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
|
|||
|
|||
|
limits on if statements
Thank macropod looks like i'm going to be ok with that. I knew the coding was
different but I just wanted to make it easier to see, but that should help others who look at this post. Rob "macropod" wrote: You can nest up to 20 IF fields in Word. As for your examples, Word fields aren't coded quite like that. Turning them into the correct structu 1. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" {IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" {IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text"}}} all 3 conditions are nested 2. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" {IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" "False Text 1"}{IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text 2"}} the first two conditions are nested. 3. {IF{conditon1}= TRUE "True text 1" "False Text 1"}{IF{conditon2}= TRUE "True text 2" "False Text 2"}{IF{conditon3}= TRUE "True text 3" "False Text 3"} no conditions are nested. If any of the 'FALSE' strings has no text, you can omit the double quotes for them also. Empty 'TRUE' text strings must retain the double quotes, though. Cheers "Robseym" wrote in message ... Thanks for that. it begs two further questions: 1) what is the limit on nested if statements? 2) How would you count the number of nested statements in the following examples? - not written using the actual code: I think the first statement is three nested, the second statement is only two and the third contains no nested statements but I could be wrong. 1. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "IF([condition3], "text", "")"" ) 2. IF([conditon], "text", "IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "")" ) 3. IF([conditon], "text", "")IF([condition2], "text", "")IF([condition3], "text", "") Hope you can help as I am compiling a monster doc and don't want any nasty surprises. Rob "Graham Mayor" wrote: Only if you try and nest them. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Robseym wrote: Is there a limit to how many 'If_then_else' statements a mail merge document can contain? Rob |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| limits in vertical ruler | Page Layout | |||
| copy certain statements in a doc automatically to the end of doc | Microsoft Word Help | |||
| IF statements always returning the "False" condition | Mailmerge | |||
| MS Word Limits | Microsoft Word Help | |||
| Using Hyperlinks in Mail Merge IF...THEN...ELSE Statements | Mailmerge | |||
Linear Mode
