Hi the only thing i need is a simple way to to put a (one) adres in a letter wich is made from a template so that the user clicks the template he gets a letter with a adres etc. where the template gets the adres i don't care i only must be able to change it with a little program. The live situation works like this I am updating information of a customer in our program via a terminal emulator (as400). I need to send a letter to that customer . I push a button in the emulator wich starts a little program (i made it and can change it) which gets the name,address,etc from the as400 (i can put the data in csv file or whatever somewere on the pc ) Then i want to open openoffice chose a template (we use a lot of standard letters) and then i should get the standard letter with the name adress filled in and ready to send to the customer thats all thank you for your help Harry
"S Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef: > If I understand you correctly, you see the merged address when you click on EDIT > DOCUMENT. To change the VIEW to FIELD VIEW, click on the VIEW menu and click on > FIELD NAMES to put a checkmark next to FIELD NAMES. This will reveal the fields > you have chosen to merge and the data source for that field. You may also wish > to click on FIELD SHADINGS to put a checkmark next to FIELD SHADINGS. You can > toggle between the merged information and the field information by alternately > hitting Ctrl+F9 for FIELD NAMES, and Ctrl+F8 for FIELD SHADINGS. > > I've never tried to merge a data source in rtf format, but if it's written in > csv style, then all you would need to do would be to rename the format of the > data source from rtf to csv. You can accomplish this in a text editor by opening > the rtf file in WINDOWS NOTEPAD and hitting SAVE AS and make sure you change the > choice SAVE AS TYPE Text File to All Files(*.*). > > > Gary Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to think about what you really want. You want a document with > an address in it. A mail merge is easy if you want to select an address > from a file. This inverts what you want, which is to start with an > address then add a letter, but it should work. > > If you have several standard address files and multiple standard letters > that you want to merge - to send a standard letter to a particular > person - then you can either do the mail merge from the letter or you > can start with your template and cut and paste the address into it. If > that is too much effort, write a macro to run when the template is > opened to prompt you for the address file. If you insist on starting > with the address, write the macro to append the letter to your document. > > If the problem is simply that the .rtf files are wrong, try modifying > them in OOo Writer to be the size and position you want. > > In any event, what you are asking is far from clear. Perhaps you could > post an example or some more details? > > > harry conings wrote: >> Hi >> i think i am stupid i cannot find a clue. >> Mail merge will not work for me. When i use the wizard >> he immediatly puts the data in my document . That does not work for me . >> I want to change the csv (wich has only 2 lines a header and 1 line of >> data) file >> with a little perl script to put a adres in from our accounting program. >> Then i want to open a template and oops and there is a letter with the >> right adress in it >> Is this so difficult ? or am i stupid. Probably the last. >> Is there a simple way to get this done. >> In microsoft office i put adres , and other data in little rft files. >> Inserted the file and let both file be connected if the rtf changes the doc >> changes >> This also works in openoffice but openoffice makes my rtf pagewide (it is >> only 6 cm wide in rtf) >> When i make it smaller to get my adres in the right place my text goes >> smaller to. >> I want to get rid off microsoft I don't like there policies. >> When this problem is solved i can leave microsoft behind and i will be a >> happy guy. >> thks >> Harry >> >> "S Perry" schreef: >> >>> What you want to accomplish is a Mail Merge function. Click on TOOLS > >>> >> MAIL >> >>> MERGE. Read about Mail Merge available in the Oo Help. You can also use >>> >> the >> >>> QUERY function to select your records. >>> >>> >>> harry conings wrote: >>> I need to 'grab' 1 client/name and address details and >>> >> automaticallyinsert >> >>> them into a letter/handout made from a template without users have to do >>> muchclicking.how should i proceedI tried with a csv file with one adress >>> but i can not figure outhow a template can grab the one adres in the csv >>> file en put in the letterautomaticly when you open it(i can do it by hand >>> by F4 and than select the adress en than push data to fields)Has anyone a >>> solution fore thisrgds harry >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Harry Conings >>> I.C.E. >>> Liebroekstraat 43 >>> 3545 Halen >>> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> tel: >>> 0475 46 42 89 >>> fax : 013 785452 >>> btw : BE 446 888 007 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Suzanne L. 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