Need an output field

I'm using Word 2003 and have created a document which analyses a database
and returns the result (Lots of If's, but once completed, it will be merged
frequently into many documents, so the setup and maintenance is worthwhile).
I wish to use these result in a master document, and can achieve and
automate this via an INSERT command.

The issue is that the INSERT command places a hard return after the document
is inserted, whereas I will frequently need to use the calculation in the
middle of several documents. What I was hoping to achieve is:

Set the result into a temporary field in word, then insert the document into
a region of the document where I need a hard return. I imagine a command
something similar to that detailed below would suffice.

IF condition A is met then <tempfield> = Output Endif

I should then be able to place the <tempfield> into the middle of the
document without generating a hard return.

Is it possible to manipulate the result of an IF command in such a manner in
MS Word? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Xanbaby,

If I understand the problem correctly, you're trying to include the contents of a source document in a target document, but without
the source document's final <CR>. If that's so, you could bookmark all of the source document, except the final <CR>, then use an
INCLUDETEXT field in the target document to link to the bookmarked range in the source document. See Word's help file for more
details.

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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Xanbaby" <anyblehrubbish DeleteThis @123.com> wrote in message news:ODIrCmtXJHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm using Word 2003 and have created a document which analyses a database and returns the result (Lots of If's, but once
> completed, it will be merged frequently into many documents, so the setup and maintenance is worthwhile). I wish to use these
> result in a master document, and can achieve and automate this via an INSERT command.
>
> The issue is that the INSERT command places a hard return after the document is inserted, whereas I will frequently need to use
> the calculation in the middle of several documents. What I was hoping to achieve is:
>
> Set the result into a temporary field in word, then insert the document into a region of the document where I need a hard return.
> I imagine a command something similar to that detailed below would suffice.
>
> IF condition A is met then <tempfield> = Output Endif
>
> I should then be able to place the <tempfield> into the middle of the document without generating a hard return.
>
> Is it possible to manipulate the result of an IF command in such a manner in MS Word? Any assistance would be greatly
> appreciated.
>