Stephen Bosch wrote:
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
When I responded I was using Windows XP, but I've now got Fedora Core 5
up and stumbling. Once I get past the fact that all my Windows
partitions are NTFS, I'll set up an exchange partition and check it out.
I have discovered the problem.
As an experiment, I saved the database file under a new, single word
name with no periods in it.
recruiters.10.05.2006.ods
became
dud.ods
I reinserted the fields using the new database file. This time, the
hidden paragraph field worked exactly as expected.
It appears that filenames or database identifiers containing one or more
periods are a problem in this case. I'm going to file this as a bug.
I have to agree with many previous posters to the list: this is a very
basic mail merge feature and should be as simple as checking a box. Even
when it works (and it often doesn't), it's convoluted and difficult for
the regular user. I can see this being a deal breaker for many users
migrating from Microsoft Office.
-Stephen-
Stephen,
I also encountered a problem whereby Filemaker Pro fields with
non-typical characters (/,\-_ etc.) used in a merge refused to hide
despite the Hidden Paragraph syntax being correct. I'll add this to my
list of oddities (note that M$ Word handles these characters fine). I
think this should be added as a warning to the articles on mail merges.
I'd offer to do it if I had the time...
Carl
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