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auto insertion of text from one word file into another
i have text in one word file, that i need transferring into another word file i'm hoping there is an easy method for automatically inserting the data elements into the other word doc, e.g. word file 1 (stores the data) ============ NAME: hello ADDRESS: 56 poo rd ============ run a macro of something, and data is transferred into the below file. word file 2 (collects the data) =========== the name is hello, and address is 56 poo rd. =========== any simple way of doing this???.....macros etc.... don't really want to get into vb and dde if i can avoid it, but hey if it's the only way then suppose i'll have to any suggestions would be hugely appreciated -Huw ------------------------------------------------ ~~ Message posted from http://www.WordForums.com/ |
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auto insertion of text from one word file into another
Hi Huw5,
What you want is a mail merge, yes, so you'd be in the correct group. The problem is that mail merge requires your data to be structured in a particular way. What database people call a "flat table". For example, you can create a table in a Word document an put the data in like this: NAME | Address --------------- Hello | 56 poo rd ----------------- John | 100 main st That is, the field names and each data record in its own row. Each field in its own column. Rather than putting the data into a table, it could also be in a delimited format. This is structured the same way as a table, but you can use any text character to separate the field information, and a paragraph mark to separate the fields. Example: Name;Address Hello;56 poo rd John;100 main st What Word cannot do is link up to data in the format you show us, where the field names are on the left, and (most likely) each data record is in a block, one under the other. i have text in one word file, that i need transferring into another word file i'm hoping there is an easy method for automatically inserting the data elements into the other word doc, e.g. word file 1 (stores the data) ============ NAME: hello ADDRESS: 56 poo rd ============ run a macro of something, and data is transferred into the below file. word file 2 (collects the data) =========== the name is hello, and address is 56 poo rd. =========== any simple way of doing this???.....macros etc.... don't really want to get into vb and dde if i can avoid it, but hey if it's the only way then suppose i'll have to Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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