On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 15:30, David Offill wrote: > I'm a new user working in a system that uses Oo writer for a variety of > text-based tasks, including mail merge lists. > > I am trying to make a client's addresses work in a mail merge on a form > letter. One of the address fields is <SuppAddress> entered on the line > before <Address>. My understanding is that if I enter a hidden paragraph > correctly, it should ignore the SuppAddress line and eliminate the space > it would normally occupy. > > i. the following mm fields - <FullName> > <HiddenParagraph> <SuppAddress> > <Address> > <CSZ> > > will print as below when <suppaddress> is included in item: > > John Smith > Apt 12 > 123 Main St > Town, NY 23310 > > and should print as below when <suppaddress> is blank in item: > > Tom Jones > 345 Oak Ln > Town, CA 92331 > > Instead, I'm getting: > > Tom Jones > > 345 Oak Ln > Town, CA 92331 > > In setting up Hidden Paragraph, I have gone to Fields / Other / Function > and chosen Hidden paragraph and entered the condition "not(SuppAddress)" > as my documentation > instructs. > > When I print my mailmerge list, the space does not go away when the > SuppAddress line is blank (see above). > > I'm very frustrated and any help would be greatly appreciated. None of > the support books I have explain this process clearly > > The threads on the OOo Forums don't address the issue; I've posted the > problem there. When I did my Christmas cards I had success doing what you did but I did not put the expression in quotes.
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