At 5:37 PM -0800 12/12/00, Matthew Scholtz wrote:
>The merge fields in the letter texts aren't real FMP merge fields -
>they just look like them. They're really just text that ebase then
>parses with a calculation and replaces with values from fields. So
>only the fields that have been setup in the calculation will be
>recognized. So in order to add a new one, you'd have to add it to
>all of the relevant calculations. So you can't just type in a field
>that's not in the list.
I'm not sure I understand this. The merge fields in the letters are
indeed calculated fields - concatenating city, state, zip, plus zip4
and country if they are present to make the field called CITY LINE
for example - but they are "real" merge fields, aren't they? The
field CITY LINE, for example, is in the names_.102 file, and it can
be deleted or added to the layout in the normal way, assuming you're
using the full FileMaker application.
>
>Does this make sense?
>
>If you want to make a letter that contains other merge fields, you
>can make it as a separate layout through layout mode and the master
>password.
It's possible to add merge fields to any letter layout using the
FileMaker menus - Insert>Merge Field in version 5 - which calls up
the list of fields from which you can select one. The limited popup
list of merge fields is provided to make limited customization
possible with use of the runtime application.
>
>Matt
>
>At 02:20 PM 12/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>We have created a lot of new fields in ebase, and I am having trouble
>>putting our customized fields into merge letters or emails. The email
>>and letter wizard only offers some standard ebase fields, and when I
>>type in a custom field surrounded by << >>, it doesn't recognize the
>>field in the letter/email. Can anyone who has done this share a
> >solution?
>>
>>______________________________
>>Stephen Bobb
>>Program Associate
>>Leadership for a Changing World
>>ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
>>1629 K St., NW #200
>>Washington, DC 20006
>>tel: (202) 777-7563
>>fax: (202) 777-7577
>>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>web: http://www.advocacy.org
>>web: http://www.leadershipforchange.org
>>
>>
>>
>Matthew Scholtz
>Evaluator and IS Coordinator
>Health Initiatives For Youth (HIFY)
>www.hify.com
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