[yshridhar]

Hello everybody
I maintain my school marks in excel and mailmerge them. Previously it works
well. Now my problem is that the number format. If mark is 90 in excel, it
is giving me 90.0 and if it is "a"-absent it is not displaying anything.
Previously i used to get exactly what i have entered in excel (i.e, 90 or a).
Where i am fumbled. Help me pls.
the number format i selected in excel is "general" and using office XP.

With regards
Sridhar

[Peter Jamieson]

See http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm

I would try the DDE option first.

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"yshridhar" wrote in message
...
Hello everybody
I maintain my school marks in excel and mailmerge them. Previously it
works
well. Now my problem is that the number format. If mark is 90 in excel,
it
is giving me 90.0 and if it is "a"-absent it is not displaying anything.
Previously i used to get exactly what i have entered in excel (i.e, 90 or
a).
Where i am fumbled. Help me pls.
the number format i selected in excel is "general" and using office XP.

With regards
Sridhar

[yshridhar]

Thank you Mr. Peter. I will try the same and hope it will solve my problem.
With regards
Sridhar

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

See http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm

I would try the DDE option first.

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"yshridhar" wrote in message
...
Hello everybody
I maintain my school marks in excel and mailmerge them. Previously it
works
well. Now my problem is that the number format. If mark is 90 in excel,
it
is giving me 90.0 and if it is "a"-absent it is not displaying anything.
Previously i used to get exactly what i have entered in excel (i.e, 90 or
a).
Where i am fumbled. Help me pls.
the number format i selected in excel is "general" and using office XP.

With regards
Sridhar

[yshridhar]

Thank alot Mr. Peter. The article is worth reading and throws more light
into the mailmerge concept. It solved my problem.
With regards
Sridhar
"yshridhar" wrote:

Thank you Mr. Peter. I will try the same and hope it will solve my problem.
With regards
Sridhar

"Peter Jamieson" wrote:

See http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm

I would try the DDE option first.

--
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"yshridhar" wrote in message
...
Hello everybody
I maintain my school marks in excel and mailmerge them. Previously it
works
well. Now my problem is that the number format. If mark is 90 in excel,
it
is giving me 90.0 and if it is "a"-absent it is not displaying anything.
Previously i used to get exactly what i have entered in excel (i.e, 90 or
a).
Where i am fumbled. Help me pls.
the number format i selected in excel is "general" and using office XP.

With regards
Sridhar