Links to word documents

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FloridaJoe

We are running Office XP. There is a requirement to print vastly more data
than can be from a memo field, and they would like functions that are in
word like numbering, tabs, and so forth. Is there a way to place a field in
each record that may or may not link to a word document, and then merge a
word document into a report for each record on the report when it is present
?

Thanks in advance,
Joe in Florida
 
Hi Joe,
I'm surprised that you can't fit all of your information
in a memo field. I know that a memo field can hold
atleast 4 pages of single spaced characters (when copied
and pasted to word). Are you sure that you are not using
a text field (with a 255 char limit) and not a memo field?

Anyway, if you are using a memo field and would still
like to merge to word you can create a macro that could
be displayed on a form (as a button) that could connect
to a merge document in word that would print out your
information in any way that you format a merge template.
You could send all of your records, of you can only send
one record if that is what you choose.

If you want to make the macro, use the RunApp function
and then get the address of your word.exe file and your
document.

hope this helps,
Ilan
 
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