Making mail merge fields read-only

[OJFEnterprises]

Hi all!

I created a basic Word document with data coming from a SQL Server
database.

Here's what I'm trying to do...I want to make data from a mail merge
field read-only (you can't change the "data" pulled into the document,
but CAN change the cosmetics (bold,underline, font size, etc.)

I don't want to make the entire document read-only (but that can be a
last resort).

I do see there is a .Locked property, which doesn't quite work for me
since in this case I want to make the value that is pulled down
read-only, not lock it down for subsequent refreshes (which is how I
understand the .Locked property.) Maybe I'm using it wrong?
Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi OJFEnterprises,

Possibly, Word 2003 provides technology you could use for this; no other
version of Word does, though. Most likely, you'd have to use a
programmed solution, rather than the built-in mail merge, though.

I created a basic Word document with data coming from a SQL Server
database.

Here's what I'm trying to do...I want to make data from a mail merge
field read-only (you can't change the "data" pulled into the document,
but CAN change the cosmetics (bold,underline, font size, etc.)

I don't want to make the entire document read-only (but that can be a
last resort).

I do see there is a .Locked property, which doesn't quite work for me
since in this case I want to make the value that is pulled down
read-only, not lock it down for subsequent refreshes (which is how I
understand the .Locked property.) Maybe I'm using it wrong?
Does anyone have any ideas?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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