Document generation, importing data

[Carlo]

I am using multiple versions of Word (2000 - 2007) on an office network.

I use industry-specific software named "Prolaw" to generate Word documents
that are populated with data that is stored in Prolaw. Prolaw will merge
data into designated places in the Word document. Once merged, the data is
indistinguishable from characters that have been manually typed.


I would like to be able to merge the data into various bookmarks, so that I
can conditionally automate the document based on bookmark values. Prolaw
will not merge into a field (or, maybe it is Word that will not accept a
merge into a field.)

I had tried finding a way to assign a bookmark name to the contents of a
table cell, and then merging into that cell, but I couldn't make that work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Carlo

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q2FybG8=?=,

I am using multiple versions of Word (2000 - 2007) on an office network.

I use industry-specific software named "Prolaw" to generate Word documents
that are populated with data that is stored in Prolaw. Prolaw will merge
data into designated places in the Word document. Once merged, the data is
indistinguishable from characters that have been manually typed.


I would like to be able to merge the data into various bookmarks, so that I
can conditionally automate the document based on bookmark values. Prolaw
will not merge into a field (or, maybe it is Word that will not accept a
merge into a field.)

I had tried finding a way to assign a bookmark name to the contents of a
table cell, and then merging into that cell, but I couldn't make that work.

Does this Prolaw software support merging into bookmarks?

The tricky part about bookmarks and table cells for something like this is
that you have to be careful to *not* include the cell structures in the
bookmark, only the text. Turn on the display of non-printing characters so
that you can see the end-of-cell markers in the table. Carefully select only
the cell content (any text), but not the entire cell.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Carlo]

Prolaw does not support merging into bookmarks. Thanks for the tip on the
cells.

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q2FybG8=?=,

Prolaw does not support merging into bookmarks. Thanks for the tip on the
cells.

I asked because you mention ProLaw and bookmarks in the same breath. If
you're not all set now, then you need to go into more detail about what's
going on. If you need to integrate what you're doing with ProLaw then you
need to contact that software manufacturer...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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