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Boots - 14 Jun 2006 13:57 GMT

I am merging from an Access database query. One of my fields is a 7 digit
number that always begins with '05'. Is it possible to change this within
word so that it is prefixed with '06' instead, with out changing it in
Access? so instead of saying 0512345 it would say 0612345

thanks

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 14 Jun 2006 15:36 GMT

Try adding 100000 to the mergefield using the following calculation field
construction

{ = (100000 + { MERGEFIELD [Access Field] }) \# "0000000" }

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>I am merging from an Access database query. One of my fields is a 7 digit
> number that always begins with '05'. Is it possible to change this within
> word so that it is prefixed with '06' instead, with out changing it in
> Access? so instead of saying 0512345 it would say 0612345
>
> thanks

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Boots - 15 Jun 2006 09:31 GMT

Hi Doug,
I entered what you suggested but I got a syntax error. This what I
have entered
{=(1000000 + {MERGEFIELD "Control_Num"})\# "00000000"}

the control number is actually 8 digits and not 17 as I earlier stated so i
have added an extra 0 to the =function.

> Try adding 100000 to the mergefield using the following calculation field
> construction
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> > thanks

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Boots - 15 Jun 2006 09:37 GMT

sorry the number is 8 digits and not 7 as i earlier stated

> Hi Doug,
> I entered what you suggested but I got a syntax error. This what I
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> > > thanks

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Graham Mayor - 15 Jun 2006 09:40 GMT

Did you use CTRL+F9 for the field boundaries?

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> sorry the number is 8 digits and not 7 as i earlier stated
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Boots - 15 Jun 2006 09:55 GMT

i didn't. thanks for that. it works now. just out of interest why does
putting the field boundaries in with ctrl +f9 work but doesn't when you put
them in manually?

> Did you use CTRL+F9 for the field boundaries?
>
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> >>>> thanks

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Graham Mayor - 15 Jun 2006 10:42 GMT

If you type them in manually they are not fields but curly bracketed text.

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> i didn't. thanks for that. it works now. just out of interest why does
> putting the field boundaries in with ctrl +f9 work but doesn't when
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