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Sandi B - 13 Nov 2006 23:08 GMT

Let see if I can easily explain this problem.... I am trying to merge project
resumes. My data document is a word doc (using table format). Each record
consists of a project number and description. My original document has the
boiler plate info that has to appear on the persons resume. What I need to
do is merge the two documents (by using unique field of project number),
selecting various projects in the data document and also be able to change
the order that they appear.

Is this possible? Any ideas on how to do it?

I certainly appreciate any ideas that you might have.

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Graham Mayor - 14 Nov 2006 06:03 GMT

Word merge can only work with a single flat data file. What you *might* be
able to do is bookmark the various boilerplate texts in their containing
document with names that can be associated with the data. eg something along
the lines

{IncludeText "C:\\path\\docname" {Mergefield field_with_bookmark_name}}

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> Let see if I can easily explain this problem.... I am trying to merge
> project resumes. My data document is a word doc (using table
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> I certainly appreciate any ideas that you might have.

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Sandi B - 14 Nov 2006 11:53 GMT

Sounds scarey enough to work! Keep your fingers crossed and I'll give it a
whirl.

Thank you for your help.

> Word merge can only work with a single flat data file. What you *might* be
> able to do is bookmark the various boilerplate texts in their containing
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> > I certainly appreciate any ideas that you might have.

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