https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76226
--- Comment #6 from [email protected] --- Documenting it is good. In addition, what I'm requesting is that the code be changed so that the user receives a warning - better, an error message, ideally with a link to that new documentation. There's nothing worse than spinning your wheels on a feature that doesn't exist, but appears as if it does until the very last moment in time when you attempt to make use of your work. Some other additions to the docs that I discovered by pain and error: After running the mail merge, the fields appear to be overwritten with data. I've found that the fields can be "reset" so the data is purged from the fields by Edit > Exchange Database. Probably a side effect, but a useful one. I've also found that if the fields are changed in the original (now new) CSV file then this seems to be what's required: First delete the old database file registration: Tools > Options > Base > Databases > Select > Delete (/home/username/path/to/db/DB.odb) > Yes > OK File > New > Database > Connect Existing > Text > (/home/username/path/to/CSVfile/) > Select > CSV > Next > Register > Finish > DB.odb where DB is the filename you choose, and path is your desired path (obviously?). Here is what appears to be a nice tutorial on how to mail merge. https://beginlinux.com/blog/2013/03/mailmerge-on-openoffice-and-libreoffice/ I can't vouch for it as I didn't really read it, I simply grabbed one piece of info out of the middle, but the pictures look accurate based on the 3 seconds I spent looking at them. Maybe this will help someone else and maybe someone will incorporate some of this info. into the help files. This represents hours of trial & error and research and painful head banging, hair ripping, teeth gnashing and cussing and screaming. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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