Conditional Text / Boolean query after an ASK

[Jay Freedman]

Hello,

I have a document, where the information is entered in a series of pop
up boxes (usually fillin or ASK).

There is though a paragraph which is conditional and I would like a
fillin/ask to autocreate it, as well as populate it with a ref.

I was thinking along the lines of:

{ASK Q1 "Is anyone required - if so please enter their name"}

so it ref's Q1 with the entered name.

then in the document (and this is where my knowledge is questioning)

{IF REF {Q1}= "" "{INCLUDETEXT ""}" "{INCLUDE TEXT "Hello {Q1}, your
account is xxxx, thanks {Q1} etc etc }"}

e.g. if empty, do not print anything, ELSE if Q1 exists (i.e. has text
in it), then print the paragraph with references to Q1.

Can this be done, or am I approaching it from the wrong angle?

Help as always much appreciated.

Gav

Get rid of the INCLUDETEXT fields -- they're for inserting text from some other
file, not for inserting literal text. The field construction you need is just

{IF {Q1}= "" "" "Hello {Q1}, your account is xxxx, thanks {Q1} etc etc"}

 

[GavSmith]

Hello,

I have a document, where the information is entered in a series of pop
up boxes (usually fillin or ASK).

There is though a paragraph which is conditional and I would like a
fillin/ask to autocreate it, as well as populate it with a ref.

I was thinking along the lines of:

{ASK Q1 "Is anyone required - if so please enter their name"}

so it ref's Q1 with the entered name.

then in the document (and this is where my knowledge is questioning)

{IF REF {Q1}= "" "{INCLUDETEXT ""}" "{INCLUDE TEXT "Hello {Q1}, your
account is xxxx, thanks {Q1} etc etc }"}

e.g. if empty, do not print anything, ELSE if Q1 exists (i.e. has text
in it), then print the paragraph with references to Q1.

Can this be done, or am I approaching it from the wrong angle?

Help as always much appreciated.

Gav

 

[GavSmith]

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:16:34 +0100,

Get rid of the INCLUDETEXT fields -- they're for inserting text fro
some other
file, not for inserting literal text. The field construction you nee
is just

{IF {Q1}= "" "" "Hello {Q1}, your account is xxxx, thanks {Q1} et
etc"}

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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Cheers - had to modify the question, as sending an empty string to th
Q1 field box, printed the message with !Error not defind, but found
solution anyhow.
Thanks for your help
Ga