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Merging data into a locked form?
I am using a third party application to pull data fields into a form. The
fields will not be populated unless the form is UNLOCKED. When the word form appears the documents text box fields are stripped and the form doesn't have the check boxes when saved into the third party application. To get around this I have created a merge subdocument that is unlocked and a subdocument with the form portion of the document that is locked. My problem now is that I cannot figure out a way to get the Master documents to print on one page (merged fields and Header on first subdocument then have second subdocument begin immediately after the first). Any ideas on how to do this? |
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Merging data into a locked form?
Sorry, I don't have an answer because I don't use Master Documents. However,
you may need the reason I don't more than you need an answer. "Master Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not only doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus (with the limited exception of Steve Hudson) among those offering advice on these newsgroups is that using the Master Document feature is a good way to destroy your document. It can destroy parts of your document that you are not even working on! I think John McGhie said it succinctly when he said that there are two kinds of Master Documents: Those that are corrupt and those that will be corrupt soon. See http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. See http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...masterdocs.doc for Steve Hudson's instructions if you are willing to follow them very carefully. That said, a completed merge will destroy fields in an online form. That is the nature of merge. How many records are you merging at a time? I have a workaround for doing one record at a time. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Phillip F. Bressoud" Phillip F. wrote in message ... I am using a third party application to pull data fields into a form. The fields will not be populated unless the form is UNLOCKED. When the word form appears the documents text box fields are stripped and the form doesn't have the check boxes when saved into the third party application. To get around this I have created a merge subdocument that is unlocked and a subdocument with the form portion of the document that is locked. My problem now is that I cannot figure out a way to get the Master documents to print on one page (merged fields and Header on first subdocument then have second subdocument begin immediately after the first). Any ideas on how to do this? |
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