Removing space for a merge field

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Bob Reynolds - 01 Sep 2004 15:03 GMT

hello,
I have the following formatting in a merge field in WORD.

{ IF { MERGEFIELD "ERSAL" } <>"" "{ MERGEFIELD "ERSAL" }" "" \*
MERGEFORMAT }

The display is now
First Name

I want it to be
First Name

What I am trying to do is remove the space that is associated with this
merge field if it is blank in the data source.
Right now if the field is blank, a space shows up.

How can I eliminate the space as the one above doesn't work?

Thanks
BOB REYNOLDS

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Graham Mayor - 01 Sep 2004 16:28 GMT

You have a space in plain text in the merge document. Move this space into
the field result
eg
{IF{Mergefield ERSAL} <> "" " {Mergefield ERSAL}"}
ie
{IF{Mergefield ERSAL} <> "" "[space]{Mergefield ERSAL}"}

Thus the space is placed when the field has content.

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> hello,
> I have the following formatting in a merge field in WORD.
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> Thanks
> BOB REYNOLDS

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Bob Reynolds - 01 Sep 2004 16:49 GMT

So simple, Thanks so much

Bob

> You have a space in plain text in the merge document. Move this space into
> the field result
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>> Thanks
>> BOB REYNOLDS

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Graham Mayor - 01 Sep 2004 17:54 GMT

You are welcome :)

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