How to Merge Conditional Number of Records to Same Page

[Sara]

I have visited the link below to try and followed the
method described, but it does not produce the right
results.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=212375

First when I type the {set duplicate ...} this gets change
automatically to <<Next Record if>> when I click on toggle
field code it says 'next record if " "' but nothing about
anything else.

Using the data given on the web link the results I get are

Dear Scott Cooper

4578j
8678x
543p
543p
-- page break --

Dear Meng Phua

87x
89976m
89976m
89976m
--page break--
Dear Kim yoshida

7897r
857t
78974x
7868p
--page break--

Obviously the problem is it is repeating the last record
however many times it is need to match the maximum number
of entries. So it is not skipping to the next record
properly.

I have also looked at:
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm
and
http://www.knowhow.com/Guides/CompoundMerges/CompoundMerge.
htm

But I found them too complicated. The original link is
what I want and it should work, so I don't understand what
I'm doing wrong!

PLEASE HELP! I am ready to throw the computer at the wall.

Sara

 

[Badger]

Sara,

Try
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294686

This is a far better example of how it all works and a lot easier to
understand.
If you're still baffled after reading this, let me know and I'll try to
help.
Done a few of these successfully in the past myself.

Regards
Paul

 

[Sara]

I'm sorry! It's still not working! The link below is for
Word 2002 and I am using 2000. Therefore I cannot follow
the instructions properly. For example can I make
a "directory" document type in 2000?

Any more ideas would be great!
Sara

 

[Badger]

OK then, try http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211303.
Its basically the same thing but for Word 2000.

Only used Word 2000 myself and have got the 2002 version to work.
But anyway, have a look and see if it makes any more sense !
If not, send me some sample data and what you're trying to achieve and we'll
go from there.

Regards
Paul