[mso] Re: DIAN...is there a "trim" function in Word field codes?... (was Office 97 Word Merge)
- From: "Greg Chapman" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:07:50 -0600
See, now you're confusing me.<g> Trimming is removing the leading and
trailing spaces from a string. The routine I showed shows how to get the
first letter but I didn't understand where she wants that letter to go.
Using a macro, we can change the value of the field or, if that's too
hard, we can replace the field with the text from the result. I think
you're correct that we won't successfully get control of that field
directly unless we can show it another data source simply because there
is no (that I can find) Left function that can be used with a merge
field. And, of course, the simplest solution is to put a macro layer
between this database which can't be modified and the document, or so it
at first appears.
Just need to get more info from Glenda to see what's she's doing with
that letter. Nope, I didn't answer completely and I failed to make it
clear I needed more info (that's what I get for answering the phone
while writing).
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
"Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11!
With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:15 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: DIAN...is there a "trim" function in Word
> field codes?... (was Office 97 Word Merge)
>
>
>
> Actually, I don't thing Greg *did* answer it completely. I
> think Glenda said she already knows how to trim it...what she
> is trying to do is now get this trimmed letter to appear as a
> field in her mail merge.
>
> Which I don't think is possible, is it Greg?
>
> Linda
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