Article ID: 110282
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q110282
SUMMARY
The "?" and the "*" are wildcard characters in a print merge. If you want to query for a "?" or an "*" in a field, use the following syntax:
{IF "?" = {mergefield} "truetext" "falsetext"}
-or-
{IF "*" = {mergefield} "truetext" "falsetext"}
Reversing the query in the IF statement allows Word to view the "?" and the "*" as literal text, rather than as wildcards.
MORE INFORMATION
Here is a sample data file:
Name Number
Sue ?
Dave 4
Ashley 43 3
Question Mark
If the Number field is a "?", print "no number", otherwise print the number.
{IF "?" = {mergefield number} "No number to print" "{mergefield number}"}
Form Letter Example:
Sue No Number
Dave 4
Ashley 43
* 3
Asterisks
If the name is an *, print "No name", otherwise print the name.
{IF "*" = {mergefield name} "No name" "{mergefield name}"}
Sue
Dave
Ashley
No Name
Additional query words: winword 7.0 word95 word7 print merge wrong wild card word97
Keywords: kbfield KB110282
