Not sure if I've missed the point here -
Create a spreadsheet .ods file with 3 columns each column headed -
col1,
col2, col3
Add two rows populating respective columns my first row contained
1, 2, 3
and the 2nd row a, b ,c so I had a spreadsheet .ods file that
looked like
this -
col1 col2 col3
1 2 3
a b c
Create a writer .odt file
add the bespoke fields
Insert -> Fields -> Other
Push the "Add Database File Browse" button.
Navigate to the .ods file
Push the open button
The spreadhsst .ods file should then be added to the "Database
Selection"
pane.
Select the fields you want added to the writer .odt file
positioning them
as approprate
save the document
Start the Mail Merge Wizard
Select the Starting Document i.e. the .odt file created above
Move directly to the "Select Save, Print or Send" dialog
Select the "Save Merged Document" Radio Button
Select the "Save as a Single Document" Radio Button
Push the "Save Documents" Button
Save the merged document
Does this get you close to where you want to be?
Alex
On Wednesday 19 Mar 2014 17:03:18 Jeff Prater wrote:
That's the problem. Whenever I attempt to do the mail merge, it
doesn't
list any of the custom fields in my document. It only list "canned"
fields.
I don't see how I can match my existing fields within this interface.
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Jeff Prater
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Don C. Myers <donmyers@myersfarm.com
wrote:
Hi,
I did my database in OO about 10 years ago, maybe more. I haven't
fiddled
with the fields since then, but they were custom fields. I moved to
LO as
soon as it was released. I use mail merge extensively, and had no
problems
having custom named fields working to pull the data from. So there
should
still be someway to do it.
Don
On 03/19/2014 04:12 PM, Jeff Prater wrote:
Yeah--I guess I could do that. But I already have all these fields
created.
I have probably 50+ documents where I would need to make these
manual
changes. Plus, the spreadsheets get updated regularly and I don't
want to
have to reimport/reattach the spreadsheet all the time. I guess
I'll
have
to stick with Lotus Symphony. :(
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Jeff Prater
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Steve Edmonds
<steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>wrote:
On 2014-03-20 07:12, Jeff Prater wrote:
At my job we currently use Lotus Symphony and we use the Open
Document
format exclusively. We're currently in the process of
migrating to
LibreOffice 4.2. We have a lot of documents we use with the mail
merge
feature. All of the data sources are from spreadsheets. In
Symphony, the
spreadsheet column names are automatically mapped to the field
names in
the
text document. In LO, however, it seems it only wants to
default to
"standard" mail merge fields (first name, last name, address line
1,
city,
state, zip, etc.). I would have to remap every field to match
LO's
field
naming convention. I don't want to have to do that. How can I
make
this
more like Symphony's mail merge functionality where LO matches
the
column
name with the field name? I'm not merging letters--I'm merging
data
from a
spreadsheet using custom column names (like AmountPosted, JobID,
DateCreated, DateCompleted, etc.). Thanks!
-----
Jeff Prater
Hi.
I merge spread sheet data into documents that a printed
(certificates). I
started by creating the certificate in writer, just as I want
it to
look
with dummy information. Then to replace the dummy information
from a
spread
sheet I Insert>Field>Other (ctl-F2). Select the database tab, mail
merge
fields and under the right pane Add database file - Browse. I
locate my
spread sheet which will appear in the right pane and allow you to
select
the field you want.
Note that this copies the sheet to an odb file and inserts from
that
file.
If you update your spread sheet the odb file is not automatically
updated.
Steve
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