Primary/Secondary Merge Problem - Pls Help!

[JanD]

Working with XP Word 2003.

I have a secondary file that contains around 15 entries. You are asked
name, age, gender, etc., and after you type in the answers, just some of
these questions will be asked again and this time the answers show up on the
screen.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Is there a question here?

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[JanD]

Sorry about that.

The question part is: Some of the questions repeat themselves and they
should not. How can I get rid of the repeating questions? I do not see
anything obvious, i.e., that they are entered twice.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

OK, exactly what do you mean by a "secondary file" How is that file set up?
Does it contain any fields?

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[JanD]

My secondary contains my fields. I call it up, questions pop up, i.e., Name,
gender, DOB, SSN, etc. As the questions pop up, I type in the answer and
click "OK", and the next question appears.

It is set up in a table-like format; first row shows your fields, next row
shows the answers.

At some point, I had to add some questions, i.e., address, State, etc.
Shortly after that was when some questions started repeating and I cannot
figure out how/why. I then save it as a regular Word document.

I could always send you a sample if needed.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Jan,

Please send me a sample so that I can properly understand what you have.
Send it to dkr[at]mvps.org

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