Conditional merging of "Merge fields"

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Bill Voorhees - 06 Jul 2004 22:19 GMT

I understand how insert different words conditionally into a Merge document.
E.G.: if (Mergefield lastname) = "Smith" type "Good Guy" else type "Bad
Guy"

How do I conditionally insert Mergefields instead of words? EG: if
(Mergefield lastname) = "Smith" insert (mergefield vacation) else insert
(mergefield work)

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks, Bill V.

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Peter Jamieson - 06 Jul 2004 23:32 GMT

> I understand how insert different words conditionally into a Merge document.
> E.G.: if (Mergefield lastname) = "Smith" type "Good Guy" else type "Bad
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> (Mergefield lastname) = "Smith" insert (mergefield vacation) else insert
> (mergefield work)

You're nearly there - all you need do is actually insert the appropriate
merge field instead of plain text. e.g.

{ IF { MERGEFIELD lastname } = "Smith"
"{ MERGEFIELD vacation }"
"{ MERGEFIELD work }" }

Where all the {} are the special field code braces (you can insert pairs
of field code braces using ctrl-F9 and type all the other text in
between them.)

Peter Jamieson

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William E Voorhees - 07 Jul 2004 01:38 GMT

Works Great! Thanks

The ctrl-F9 key combo must be used. I tried typing {} to no avail.

thanks again

Bill V

> > I understand how insert different words conditionally into a Merge document.
> > E.G.: if (Mergefield lastname) = "Smith" type "Good Guy" else type "Bad
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>
> Peter Jamieson

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