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

Thanks, Paul.  I've been away for a bit.

There is a LO connector for SF, but AFAIK that connector won't make a 
merge document work within the broader Force.com platform. But this may 
be worth looking into further.  I'm still stuck on creating the document 
with next record and next page fields to make it actually function as a 
merge document.

Carl



On 8/15/13 10:29 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote:
> 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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