switching or merging hyperlinks and secondary docs

[scientia2002]

I cannot handle this problem.
I have a Word doc (an article, call it docA) with some headings that
have hyperlinks to other Word docs (call them docB, docC. etc.) This
was the result of building DocA with a dedicated outliner which is
fine.
Now I concentrate in MS Word 2003. I can see three interesting ways to
procede.
1. Printing DocA in a way that prints automatically also the docB and
C in the proper place. This is not completely satisfactory. Far better
is the follwing:
2. Merging in a single file all the hyperlinks so to have docA, B and
C in a unique single file, with the latter two docs, B and C, in the
proper place (just under the previous hyperlinked-headings of docA).
3. Turning docB and C as secondary documents, anchored to docA (the
master doc.) and placed again just under the previous hyperlinked-
headings.

I looked ways to implement both method 1., 2. and 3. but without
success. Is there a way to automate these three steps (at least the
last two), so to avoid all tedious work of doing it manually for each
doc?
Many thanks in advance for your help.

 

[DeanH]

Have you tried the IncludeText field?
DeanH

 

[scientia2002]

Have you tried the IncludeText field?
Thanks DeanH. Not sure how where exactly put my hands, with your
suggestion, to achieve points 1., 2. or 3. But thanks for the tip. I
shall study your point. I would be even more grateful if you could
elaborate a bit more. Thanks

 

[scientia2002]

Have you tried the IncludeText field?
Thanks DeanH. Not sure how where exactly put my hands, with your
suggestion, to achieve points 1., 2. or 3. But thanks for the tip. I
shall study your point. I would be even more grateful if you could
elaborate a bit more. Thanks

 

[DeanH]

1. Printing DocA in a way that prints automatically also the docB and
C in the proper place.

IncludeText field negates this option.

2. Merging in a single file all the hyperlinks so to have docA, B and

C in a unique single file, with the latter two docs, B and C, in the
proper place (just under the previous hyperlinked-headings of docA).

3. Turning docB and C as secondary documents, anchored to docA (the

master doc.) and placed again just under the previous hyperlinked-
headings.

Using a IncludeText field (Insert, Field, InsertText, link to doc) in the
correct places in doc A for both doc B and then doc C, in essence having all
three together in one document. Whether you have all three "Included" or just
doc B and C in doc A is ditacted by your requirements, will work either way.

The built-in Help for IncudedText field is reasonably informative but please
come back if you need further info.
DeanH

 

[scientia2002]

Thank you very much indeed DeanH.
I did some testing with your suggestion. "INCLUDETEXT" is certainly
one of the ways to go. I shall study all its attributes and
possibilities.
Initially I was thinking to tweak the hyperlink code, so as to change
it with the code that is behind a secondary document. But I am not
able to find yet a way to show up these codes. I tried also VB window
to see if it was something there with no avail. Where are them hided?
It should be certainly a way (I am innocently thinking) to show up
these codes and tweak them, as there is a way to show up and tweak
the field codes.
Scientia

 

[scientia2002]

Sorry to trouble again. A puzzle:
In the "docA" there is a link to "B.doc" made like this
1) A_Name_as_a_Heading (B.doc) [with "B.doc" that is a hyperlink to
C:\\B.doc]

2) Now I press ALT+F9 and I get the contents of the field whitin the
curly brackets { }:
{ HYPERLINK "C:\\B.doc" \o "B.doc"}

I change this field by writing in its place:
{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\B.doc" \* MERGEFORMAT} (this one works
perfectly in a copy with Insert/Field/etc. I tested)


Updated the Field
But ALT+F9 Again brings me back to 1)
I miss something obviously. And I guess something important.