Re: [libreoffice-users] More mail merge help needed

I am not an expert, but I do have a question.

Does "Salesforce" have a database connector that will allow you to use 
LibreOffice Base as an intermediary to your Writer document?

Paul

On 8/14/2013 1:35 PM, Carl Paulsen wrote:
> I'm trying to create mail merge documents that contain merge fields 
> for a document that can't connect directly to the data source. That 
> source (Salesforce) can read the documents if the field names are 
> correctly entered.  I can type the field names in manually, but I 
> can't figure out how to generate a label merge document that will work.
>
> The mail merge wizard doesn't seemingly allow users to generate label 
> merges (options are letter and email).  And I can't find a way to 
> generate a merge document manually without using the wizard.  I see no 
> menu items for mail merge steps (I can find the insert field tool, but 
> that's it - no tool to allow me to switch between merge fields and 
> merged data without going into the wizard).
>
> I've tried starting with New->Labels, then choosing the correct label 
> type and clicking New Document (I can't connect to the database, so 
> can't enter the merge fields in the dialog).  I can then type in merge 
> fields as Salesforce wants to see them, but I can't figure out how to 
> make it a merge document with the "next record" and "next page" 
> items.  In Insert->Fields there is a Next Record option but it's only 
> available when there's a database connected.
>
> Finally, I've been through a lot of documentation so if there's a good 
> mail merge document online, that might be enough.


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