Re: mailmerge new page

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Yes, the names are confusing, but the DATABASE field inserts a table of data
that comes from a file, part of a file, or result of a query. (I think the
names are "the same" in Dutch - Database, Tabel).

Peter Jamieson

"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think that this is the case.

I use a foxpro table.
but in foxpro "we" make a difference in naming
between a table and a database
a database is rather a tablecontainer which hold the specifications
from one or more tables. A table is the file where all data is stored.

I don't now exactly how this is called in english in MsWord.
but it seems that a table in MsWord is just some kind of
multiple columns and rows.
The name table, i've been using, is maybe wrongly translated
from my dutch version of Word.

So what I've done in my last doc is
insert a table with 6columns and 22 rows.
this table is choosen from the menu.
Then I've opened a database-table and inserted
in each cell of the table-grid a "mailmerge field"
and in the last column in each cell I've added
«next record»


hope this helps

regards
christophe
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"Peter Jamieson" <pjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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I meant a { DATABASE } field, which inserts a table of data from a data
source into Word.

Is there a different behaviour when connecting
to a database or eg. excel ?

No.

Peter Jamieson

"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I always did use a database field.
in word it shows {mergefield "adres"}
and this "adres" is a field from my database table.
Is there a different behaviour when connecting
to a database or eg. excel ?


regards
christophe

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"Peter Jamieson" <pjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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It is possible that you used a DATABASE field in your mail merge main
document.

Peter Jamieson
"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Doug Robbins,

I've made a table with 9 columns and 22 rows
this fits apx. on one landscaped page.
with 2 lines of text on top and bottom of it.
But the data is sometimes more then 22 records
can even be 100 or more.
One of my experimenting versions of the doc
added all necessary rows and I'm quit sure
it was something by default or maybe some
property setting.
At least it must have been easy because
it was one of my very first mailmerge attempts.

regards
christophe
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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How do you want the data arranged on the page(s)

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I tried the Catalog,
but it doesn't do the trick.

regards
christophe

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"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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euh,

I changed that setting to something else
because with a catalog type doc
MsWord tells me I can't do mailmerge to email ?

Any advice ?

regards
christophe
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in
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Maybe you did it with a catalog (or in Word XP and later it is
called
directory) type mailmerge main document.

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"christophe" <irs.znospamforme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I've made a mailmerge multi column doc
and a table (foxpro) where all data is stored.
Mailmerge does work but some data doesn't fit
onto one page so I would like to add more rows
when necessary.

I got it working once but I don't know how.
Can somebody tell me how I did this ...?

thanks in advance
regards
christophe
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