Can NEXTIF compare ADJACENT RECORDS?

[Jason Krug]

Hello-

I have worked with CINDY's WWW Page.

This solution uses the MS Knowledge Base
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=105888) with SET, IF,
NEXTIF.

This example proceeds with the next record, based upon
the CHECK FLAG in the CURRENT RECORD. I can't do a last
record FLAG since selection criteria will pick different
records.

I would like to PROCEED to the NEXT record, if the NEXT
record has the same NAME as the CURRENT RECORD?

I am sending an email to people.
The people have multiple projects.
If R1 EMAIL-ADDRESS = R2 EMAIL-ADDRESS, then NEXT RECORD?

I was trying:
{SET LETTEREMAIL {MERGFIELD EMAIL} }
The Body Text
{MERGFIELD PROJECT}
{NEXTIF {MERGEFIELD EMAIL} = {LETTEREMAIL}}
{MERGFIELD PROJECT}

As you would guess, this is ALWAYS true, since MERGEFIELD
is always the current record.
I do not see a way to go BACK a record? To the PREVIOUS
record?

Is there a way to do that?

--Jason

 

[Graham Mayor]

You cannot 'go back' but

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=181730
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211303
and
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302665
may point a way forward

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[Jason Krug]

Graham-

Thank you, this is pretty clever.
I got it to work as described, but this does not work for
EMAILS.

This works well for DOCUMENTS since it uses a PAGE BREAK
to separate the actual letters. However, the EMAIL MERGE
creates a NEW EMAIL for each record. Therefore the
results are not as desired.

Is there a way to look forward to the next record, rather
than remember the previous record? I saw a MACRo that
took the DOCUMENT and made separate print jobs, is there
a MACRO to send to different email addresses?

SO CLOSE GRAHAM! THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE!
My problems do get help all the time.
--Jason