Hi,
Actually the methodology that I am following is slightly
different. I have a VB application, which creates the data
source file, and it uses the word API to merge the data
source file with the Mail Merge template. All this happens
programmatically without human intervention. So, I cannot
open the file and manipulate as suggested by you.
Now I have modified my program to replace all double
quotes with two double quotes, which in turn is taken as a
single double quote by Word.
Let me know if this approach is correct.
I can also send a sample template and data source file if
you need.
Thanks
Guru
-----Original Message-----
Did you read *all* of what I wrote in response to your
original query.
You need to turn the data file into a table.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
wrote:
Hi,
But when I replace double quote with two double quotes,
word is able to merge.
If Hello!" is what I want to appear in my word letter
after merging then, if I replace Hello!" with
Hello!""
word picks up Hello!" by converting two double quotes
into one.
Sample data file
Original data
"Name","Address"
"Guru","Bangalore " Address"
After correction
"Name","Address"
"Guru","Bangalore "" Address"
Now the address coloumn would appear as Bangalore "
Address in my letter.
Kindly advice
Thanks
Guru
-----Original Message-----
Not easily
The method which works is to open the data source
document in Word
Use the replace function to perform a wildcard search
for
"([!"])
replace with
\1
This will remove the field separation quotes, leaving
the single
quotes (it will leave a final quote at the end of the
document which
must be removed by hand if not required there).
Select the text and from the table menu, convert text
to table.
Save the document and use it as a datasource for your
merge.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
Guru wrote:
Hi,
How can I handle double quotes in Mail Merge?
I have datasource file which is like this
"Col1","Col2","Col3"
"abc","23"","xyz"
The above data fails to merge because the second
value in
the second row i.e 23" has a double quote. How can I
handle this problem. I have replaced the double quote
with
two double quotes and it worked for me. Is this the
right
approach or is their a better way to solve this.
Also, will replacing the double quote with 2 double
quotes
result in any mismatch between the columns.
Kindly advice.
Thanks
Guru
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