can word be set up to do something similar to a report with linked subreport?

[Andrew Crook]

can word be set up to do something similar to a report with linked sub
report?

I have two access tables people and houses. the people table has a house
id. Both table are linked in data entry forms!
I wish I mail merge a letter to each house and list the names of people that
live there. In a report you would do this with a linked subreport!
can you do something similar with word?

Andrew

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Hi Andrew,

Why not do it all in Access. I have a similar application where I have a
building with a security access card system. Using an Access Report with
the first part of a letter including the address details of the tenant in a
group header, the numbers of the access cards that give access to their
tenancy in the details section of the report and the closing of the letter
in a group header, I create letters to each tenant advising them of the
cards that have access to their tenancy.

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[Andrew Crook]

yes I think I will use a report!
I just wondered how far word merge features could go?.. not very from what
i can see

Andrew


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACTERS FROM EMAIL ADDRESS"

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Hi Andrew,

That's right, not very far in this case.

See the "Multiple items per condition" item under the "Special merges"
section of fellow MVP CIndy Meister's website at
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP