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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / February 2005IF statements always returning the "False" condition
I am working with Word documents that contain several IF statements. The IF statements are mostly related to whether or not I need the singular or plural words. The if statement looks something like this: { IF {mergefield field11 }="Debtors" "Debtors'" "Debtor's" \*Mergeformat } No matter if field 11 contains Debtors or Debtor, the false condition always shows up in my document. What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's for answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers. A field construction that looks exactly like the one that you posted works fine for me. If you want to email a copy of the document to me, I will take a look at it for you.  SignaturePlease respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP >I am working with Word documents that contain several IF statements. The >IF [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's for > answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers. It works for me too - you need to check what field11 is actually placing in the merge, when not in the conditional construction, and not what you expect it to insert. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > I am working with Word documents that contain several IF statements. > The IF statements are mostly related to whether or not I need the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's for > answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers. Field 11 contains either Debtors or Debtor. I have that field inserted into the document and it delivers without If statements, r depending on what is contain in the field, Debtors or Debtor. That seems to work out just fine. Thanks for your help. > It works for me too - you need to check what field11 is actually placing in > the merge, when not in the conditional construction, and not what you expect [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's for > > answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers. In that case, there is no reason why it should not work as well there as it does for Doug and me. { IF {mergefield field11 } = "Debtors" "Debtors'" "Debtor's" } I take it you have inserted the field into the condition and not merely typed it and that it is spelled correctly? Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Field 11 contains either Debtors or Debtor. I have that field > inserted into the document and it delivers without If statements, r [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's >>> for answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers.
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