Testing against Multiple Variables

[Clive]

Hi there.

I am trying to implement word merges using Word 2002.I
would like to test two variables and if both
are blank insert a text message. If either exist I would
like to insert one or the other or both. My best guess
(which doesn't work)has been the following:

IF "{{{MERGEFIELD FIRST} <> "" } OR
{{MERGEFIELD SECOND} <> "" }
"{MERGEFIELD FIRST}{MERGEFIELD SECOND}" "none"

Is there another way to write IF statements other than
toggling variables and hacking away at the exposed code.
Can one use wordpad and paste the statements into the
document?

Thanks
Clive

 

[Graham Mayor]

The idea is right - the syntax wrong

{IF {Mergefield First} <> "" "{Mergefield First}" "{IF {Mergefield Second}
<> "" "{Mergefield Second}" "None"}"}

Assemble the fields using CTRL+F9 to place the pairs of field boundaries.
No - you can't paste from Wordpad.

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