Insert Mergefield conditionally based on other Mergefield - MS Word
In MS Word '16, I'm trying to insert a Mergefield based on a Mergefield, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct.
{ IF { MERGEFIELD A * MERGEFORMAT } = "RP2" "{ MERGEFIELD B * MERGEFORMAT }" "{ MERGEFIELD C * MERGEFORMAT }" }
In short, if field A = RP2, then return field B, else return field C.
microsoft-word mail-merge field-codes
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
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In MS Word '16, I'm trying to insert a Mergefield based on a Mergefield, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct.
{ IF { MERGEFIELD A * MERGEFORMAT } = "RP2" "{ MERGEFIELD B * MERGEFORMAT }" "{ MERGEFIELD C * MERGEFORMAT }" }
In short, if field A = RP2, then return field B, else return field C.
microsoft-word mail-merge field-codes
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
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What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07
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In MS Word '16, I'm trying to insert a Mergefield based on a Mergefield, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct.
{ IF { MERGEFIELD A * MERGEFORMAT } = "RP2" "{ MERGEFIELD B * MERGEFORMAT }" "{ MERGEFIELD C * MERGEFORMAT }" }
In short, if field A = RP2, then return field B, else return field C.
microsoft-word mail-merge field-codes
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
In MS Word '16, I'm trying to insert a Mergefield based on a Mergefield, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct.
{ IF { MERGEFIELD A * MERGEFORMAT } = "RP2" "{ MERGEFIELD B * MERGEFORMAT }" "{ MERGEFIELD C * MERGEFORMAT }" }
In short, if field A = RP2, then return field B, else return field C.
microsoft-word mail-merge field-codes
microsoft-word mail-merge field-codes
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
asked Dec 26 '18 at 22:30
Maverik76Maverik76
1
1
1
What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07
add a comment |
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What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07
1
1
What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07
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The curly brackets represent field braces, which you must insert by pressing Ctrl+F9 (you can't type them).
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type IF
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type "MERGEFIELD" and the name of the field
- Go outside the inner brackets
- Type the operator and the comparative
- Then the true and false options quoted
It should look like this:
{IF { MERGEFIELD A } = "RP2" "«B»" "«C»" }
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
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Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
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The curly brackets represent field braces, which you must insert by pressing Ctrl+F9 (you can't type them).
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type IF
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type "MERGEFIELD" and the name of the field
- Go outside the inner brackets
- Type the operator and the comparative
- Then the true and false options quoted
It should look like this:
{IF { MERGEFIELD A } = "RP2" "«B»" "«C»" }
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
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The curly brackets represent field braces, which you must insert by pressing Ctrl+F9 (you can't type them).
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type IF
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type "MERGEFIELD" and the name of the field
- Go outside the inner brackets
- Type the operator and the comparative
- Then the true and false options quoted
It should look like this:
{IF { MERGEFIELD A } = "RP2" "«B»" "«C»" }
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
add a comment |
The curly brackets represent field braces, which you must insert by pressing Ctrl+F9 (you can't type them).
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type IF
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type "MERGEFIELD" and the name of the field
- Go outside the inner brackets
- Type the operator and the comparative
- Then the true and false options quoted
It should look like this:
{IF { MERGEFIELD A } = "RP2" "«B»" "«C»" }
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
The curly brackets represent field braces, which you must insert by pressing Ctrl+F9 (you can't type them).
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type IF
- Press CTRL+F9
- Type "MERGEFIELD" and the name of the field
- Go outside the inner brackets
- Type the operator and the comparative
- Then the true and false options quoted
It should look like this:
{IF { MERGEFIELD A } = "RP2" "«B»" "«C»" }
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 17:26
HackSlashHackSlash
1,9321620
1,9321620
support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
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support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
Dec 31 '18 at 17:33
support.getconga.com/Conga_Composer/Creating_Composer_Templates/…
– HackSlash
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What is your data source? This logic might be better handled in Access, if that is where the data comes from.
– HackSlash
Dec 27 '18 at 0:06
Unfortunately, I can't do it in Access. I'm creating consumer letters to pull data from an application that requires this type of setup to be completed in Word. I have no problem conditionally inserting a string of text based on a mergefield, but I can't seem to make it work when the return value is to be a mergefield.
– Maverik76
Dec 27 '18 at 1:07