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TimTDP - 17 Aug 2005 08:13 GMT

Not quite!
The error message disappears, but so does the graphic (Logo) in vali
entries.

Doug Robbins Wrote:

> Use the following field construction
>
> { IF { MERGEFIELD Logo } "" { INCLUDEPICTURE { MERGEFIELD Logo } } "
> }
>
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> I do a mail merge from Access. The merge consists of two fields
> namely
> ProductCode and Logo. I use the IncludePicture function to includ
> the
> Logo in the merge. This works well.
> However I want to expand this to include an "if" function so that if
> the field "Logo" is empty, no error message appears in the merged
> document.
>
> Any help will be appreciated!
>
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> TimTDP

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Graham Mayor - 17 Aug 2005 10:59 GMT

Your reproduced field missed out the essential <> part.

{ IF { MERGEFIELD Logo } <> "" "{ INCLUDEPICTURE { MERGEFIELD Logo }}"}

Merge to a new document then select all CTRL+A and F9 to update.

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> Not quite!
> The error message disappears, but so does the graphic (Logo) in valid
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