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List:       openoffice-users
Subject:    Re: [users] Mail Merge
From:       CP Hennessy <CP.Hennessy () iname ! com>
Date:       2002-12-12 9:56:54
Message-ID: 200212120956.54464.CP.Hennessy () iname ! com
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On Thursday 12 December 2002 09:12, Tom Melvin wrote:
> CP Hennessy made comment on Thu Dec 12 00:28:36 2002 :
> > "Tools" -> "Data Sources..."
> >   "New Data Source"
> > 	Tab "General"
> > 	    "Database type" : "Text"
> > 	    "Data source URL : browse to whereever your csv file is.
> > 	Tab "Text"
> > 	    File in various obvious flelds
> >
> > And then in your Form file reference this datasource.
>
> Yes found that - set that up and for one run it is great. But if the
> letter is saved in OOo and then the datasource (csv file) changes and
> the letter re-opened the contents are set to the old data. OOo does not
> seem to refresh the data like MicroSoft Word does.

So you saved the form letter and then reopened it, or reopened the form
"template" ?

CPH

>
>
> Tom
>
> > On Wednesday 11 December 2002 22:51, Tom Melvin wrote:
> > > Tom Melvin made comment on Tue Dec 10 16:41:07 2002 :
> > > > I can create a mail merge document pointing to a Data source  Ok but
> > > > when the data source 'changes' (it's a csv file) and I re-load the
> > > > letter the contents initially displayed do not change - they show the
> > > > 'old' data.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to get OpenOffice.org to 'refresh' the data without
> > > > user intervension?.
> > >
> > > If using a CSV file to pass info into OOo won't work is there a
> > > guide/FAQ somewhere that explains how to 'pass variables' into OOo. OOo
> > > is running under SuSE and accessing text files (can be any format) over
> > > an NFS share from SCO OpenServer.
> > >
> > > I need to 'grab' client/name and address details and automatically
> > > insert them into a letter/handout without users have to do much
> > > clicking.


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