IF statements always returning the "False" condition

[JCSadie]

I am working with Word documents that contain several IF statements. The IF
statements are mostly related to whether or not I need the singular or plural
words. The if statement looks something like this:

{ IF {mergefield field11 }="Debtors" "Debtors'" "Debtor's" \*Mergeformat }

No matter if field 11 contains Debtors or Debtor, the false condition always
shows up in my document.

What is going on with this? I have checked the Website for MVP's for
answers and also searched the Microsoft site for answers.

 

[Doug Robbins]

A field construction that looks exactly like the one that you posted works
fine for me.

If you want to email a copy of the document to me, I will take a look at it
for you.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Graham Mayor]

It works for me too - you need to check what field11 is actually placing in
the merge, when not in the conditional construction, and not what you expect
it to insert.

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[JCSadie]

Field 11 contains either Debtors or Debtor. I have that field inserted into
the document and it delivers without If statements, r depending on what is
contain in the field, Debtors or Debtor. That seems to work out just fine.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Graham Mayor]

In that case, there is no reason why it should not work as well there as it
does for Doug and me.

{ IF {mergefield field11 } = "Debtors" "Debtors'" "Debtor's" }

I take it you have inserted the field into the condition and not merely
typed it and that it is spelled correctly?

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