Hi Solveig,
Jonathon Coombes wrote:
On 01/05/2007, at 2:30 AM, Solveig L Haugland wrote:
I was wondering if there's a way to make database field values, like
Bob Jones and 401 Main Street, stay displayed in a mail merge
document when I re-open it. I can get the values to display by
clicking the Data to Fields icon. However, when I close and reopen
the document, the field names are displayed again, and I need to
click the Data to Fields icon again to redisplay the content.
I can't conform this.
With OOo 2.2 on XP, it still behaves like befor and as you ask: when I
reopen the document, the values are still there.
In a related topic, is there a way to import User Variable fields and
their values from one document to another? I'd like to be able to use
[...]
General question: does anyone have a better way than database fields
or variables, for this issue? I want to store the same values across
multiple subdocuments that form one large document, about 300-500
pages. The method must allow the document user to update the values
by changing one value and having all instances of that same field in
all documents update with the new value. The update is easier with
bringing in fields from a database, but the display thing is a bit
annoying to have to do every time. Also, the user needs to be able to
email out subsections of the document to people outside the company,
and have all field values correctly displayed.
Yep, the exact problem I was looking at. Not sure if any solution is
possible in OpenOffice.org at this stage other than database.
Maybe you can try the following:
- link a section from another document, with fields and/or bookmarks in
that section;
- hide the section;
- put references to the fields / bookmarks on the other places in the
document.
- You can add the same linked section to more documents;
- Edit|Links allows you to update.
I've not tried, it's just an idea out of my head. So I look foreward to
your experience ..
Regards,
Cor
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