[mso] Re: Word Mailmerge

extracting the value in the worksheet before performing the merge is one way 
to go but if we could get help from some of the better word experts, maybe 
we could force word to treat the value as a number then use the numeric 
picture switch "\# xx##" to display only 2 characters to the right.

i'd love to see it work but in my sample, i have a field formatted in excel 
as a 4 digit number. when i do the merge to word using that field the value 
seems to get treated as text and so the picture switch does not work.




>From: Jacqui Suggett <J.A.Suggett@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mso] Word Mailmerge
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:29:55 +0100
>
>Is there a way that I can extract just the last 2 digits of a field in a 
>merge statement? I have a fieldname 'classof' exported from the main 
>database which comes across into excel as a four digit number e.g. 2006, 
>1967 etc. I only want to use the last two digits when producing name 
>badges.
>
>
>Jacqui Suggett
>Alumni Database Manager
>Communications & Development Office
>The Registry
>University of  Kent
>Canterbury
>CT2 7NZ
>Tel: (Direct line) 01227 823098
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