date format

[niv]

I have mailMerge WORD file which been created in 2000 ver.
the source is text file. The problem with date fields for
exampel: source field "02:00" displayed by WORD
as "30/12/1899 2:00:00"
I have tried to format it by <<mergeFieldName \@ "nn:ss">>
it just don't work

 

[Peter Jamieson]

You need to use Alt-F9 to display the underlying field code, which will look
something like

{ MERGEFIELD mergeFieldName }

then put the switch in there. If you try to put it in when you see the
"chevron" view of the field code it will not work.

You probbaly need \@"hh:mm"