Field Codes & What They Do

[Kory Hagler]

I've looked in Publisher's help files but can't find a chart that shows what
are all the different field codes you can insert and what they do. I tried
Microsoft's web site and I also tried searching with Google but didn't find
a listing of field codes all in one area.

Can someone point me to a resource to learn about field codes and their
functions and to be able to print out a chart?

Thanks,
Kory

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

Can someone point me to a resource to learn about field codes and
their functions and to be able to print out a chart?

There are no field codes in Publisher, apart from those that refer to
database fields, and those depend on your database.
To be able to print out a chart, you use Excel or the Microsoft Graph
component to create a chart, and import it into Publisher

 

[Kory Hagler]

The database I am using is in .csv format. I'll use Excel so you mean I
need to look in Excel's help files for info on field codes? Thanks, Kory

 

[Kory Hagler]

I want to find a chart that shows all the different field codes and what
they do.
http://office.microsoft.com/assista...ID=HP030698391033&CTT=4&Origin=CH061047241033
For example:
{ ADDRESSBLOCK [Switches ] }

Inserts a mail merge address block. You can set options for this field
(field: A set of codes that instructs Microsoft Word to insert text,
graphics, page numbers, and other material into a document automatically.
For example, the DATE field inserts the current date.) and insert it by
using the Field dialog box (Insert menu). However, if you're using this
field for a mail merge, it's easiest to insert by clicking Address block in
step 4 of the Mail Merge task pane. By doing so, you can quickly specify
address elements and formatting.

Switches
\c
Specifies whether to include the name of the country/region. Type 0 (zero)
to omit the country/region, 1 to always include the country/region, or 2 to
include the country/region only if different from the value for \e.
\d
Specifies that the address be formatted according to the country/region of
the recipient. If this switch is not used, then addresses are formatted
according to preferences specified in the regional settings in Microsoft
Windows Control Panel.
\e
Specifies which country/region to exclude form the address block. This is
useful when your mailing contains a mix of domestic and international
recipients.
Note If you want to exclude the names of more than one country or region,
use the \e switch for each one.

\f
Specifies the name and address format by providing a template of merge field
placeholders.
\l

Specifies the language ID used to format the address. Defaults to the
language ID of the first character of the document.

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

The database I am using is in .csv format. I'll use Excel so you
mean I need to look in Excel's help files for info on field codes?

No, I mean that the field codes match the fields in your database, i.e. the
columns in your CSV file.

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

I want to find a chart that shows all the different field codes and
what they do.
http://office.microsoft.com/assista...ID=HP030698391033&CTT=4&Origin=CH061047241033
For example:
{ ADDRESSBLOCK [Switches ] }

Those field codes are for Microsoft Word.
As I already stated, there are no field codes like this for Publisher.