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Word 2002 Changing Photo Merge Field Data
Hi;
Had been using Word 2000 for a mail merge from Access 2000 and the this code worked correctly in Word 2000: {IncludePicture "c:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{ProductSubCategory}{ProductName}. jpg"} What the code does is pull a photo of the Product. Note: The photos are named using the Category: Clothing, Sub-Category: Woman, and ProductName: Shoes. Example: ClothingWomanShoes.jpg A query with a criteria in Access generates the merge using the information the user has displayed on the screen. A command button then executes the merge. Everything worked correctly until we started using Word 2002 on one computer. The code changes to: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} The Double Backslashes are replaced by the above. Tried doing it manually. It works at first but when the document is saved it changes from: {IncludePicture "C:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductSubCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductName}.jpg"} To: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} With the first example the code is dynamic and shows the correct picture, with the second it is static and calls for a specific picture "ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" and doesn't show any graphic at all. It only shows a "Place Holder" where the photo should be. Tried the resolution from Microsoft: Example: {INCLUDEPICTURE {MERGEFIELD "Picture"} \*MERGEFORMAT} http://support.microsoft.com/kb/114306/en-us And Example: { IncludePicture "C:\\Data\\Pics\\{ Mergefield Signature \* upper }" } From: http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindy...r/MergFram.htm And quite a few more. Getting nowhere fast. Would someone be so kind and point me in the correct direction? Thank You for taking the time to read this post. Andy |
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Hi Andy,
The problem is in Tools/Options/General/Web options/Files. Deactivate the option to automatically update links when saving. That will stop Word from making the changes to the field code. Had been using Word 2000 for a mail merge from Access 2000 and the this code worked correctly in Word 2000: {IncludePicture "c:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{ProductSubCategory}{ProductName}. jpg"} What the code does is pull a photo of the Product. Note: The photos are named using the Category: Clothing, Sub-Category: Woman, and ProductName: Shoes. Example: ClothingWomanShoes.jpg A query with a criteria in Access generates the merge using the information the user has displayed on the screen. A command button then executes the merge. Everything worked correctly until we started using Word 2002 on one computer. The code changes to: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} The Double Backslashes are replaced by the above. Tried doing it manually. It works at first but when the document is saved it changes from: {IncludePicture "C:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductSubCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductName}.jpg"} To: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} With the first example the code is dynamic and shows the correct picture, with the second it is static and calls for a specific picture "ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" and doesn't show any graphic at all. It only shows a "Place Holder" where the photo should be. Tried the resolution from Microsoft: Example: {INCLUDEPICTURE {MERGEFIELD "Picture"} \*MERGEFORMAT} http://support.microsoft.com/kb/114306/en-us And Example: { IncludePicture "C:\\Data\\Pics\\{ Mergefield Signature \* upper }" } From: http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindy...r/MergFram.htm And quite a few more. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Word 2002 Changing Photo Merge Field Data
Cindy;
Thank You. It Works! Andy "Cindy M." wrote in message news:VA.0000092d.00654a0d@speedy... Hi Andy, The problem is in Tools/Options/General/Web options/Files. Deactivate the option to automatically update links when saving. That will stop Word from making the changes to the field code. Had been using Word 2000 for a mail merge from Access 2000 and the this code worked correctly in Word 2000: {IncludePicture "c:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{ProductSubCategory}{ProductName}. jpg"} What the code does is pull a photo of the Product. Note: The photos are named using the Category: Clothing, Sub-Category: Woman, and ProductName: Shoes. Example: ClothingWomanShoes.jpg A query with a criteria in Access generates the merge using the information the user has displayed on the screen. A command button then executes the merge. Everything worked correctly until we started using Word 2002 on one computer. The code changes to: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} The Double Backslashes are replaced by the above. Tried doing it manually. It works at first but when the document is saved it changes from: {IncludePicture "C:\\Program Files\\My Program\\ProductPictures\\{MERGEFIELD ProductCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductSubCategory}{MERGEFIELD ProductName}.jpg"} To: {IncludePicture "../../../program%20files/My Program//ProductPictures/ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINNET} With the first example the code is dynamic and shows the correct picture, with the second it is static and calls for a specific picture "ClothingWomansShoes.jpg" and doesn't show any graphic at all. It only shows a "Place Holder" where the photo should be. Tried the resolution from Microsoft: Example: {INCLUDEPICTURE {MERGEFIELD "Picture"} \*MERGEFORMAT} http://support.microsoft.com/kb/114306/en-us And Example: { IncludePicture "C:\\Data\\Pics\\{ Mergefield Signature \* upper }" } From: http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindy...r/MergFram.htm And quite a few more. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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