Conditional INCLUDETEXT based on data merge

[Kavo]

Please forgive me if this has already been addressed, but I have looked high and low for the solution I need.



I want to pull text from a document based on data that merges from a CSV. While I have been able to find where I can do this by using If/Then statements, I do not want to type the conditions in the source documents itself.

Basically, I need this to work the same as a conditional includeimage. So, I have images in the source folder as {includepicture { if true "{mergefield LIST_ID}.png}" \d} so that the logo is placed in the document based on the list id that is imported. Each logo is named the same as the list id (123.png)

I tried {includetext { if true "{mergefield LIST_ID}.doc}" \d} to no avail. I simply got a blank space.

I hope this makes sense. I was able to find the answer there for that problem, and hope I can get the answers I need for this, too.

[gmayor]

You can use a simple IncludeText field but you need the path and double slashes e.g.

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Path\\{ MERGEFIELD LIST_ID }.doc" }

The \d switch is not applicable to IncludeText fields

[Kavo]

Thank you. I put in { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Users\\kara\\Documents\\My Circulation\\Renewals\\{ MERGEFIELD LIST_ID }.doc" } I get Error! Bookmark not defined.

[gmayor]

What EXACTLY is in the field LIST_ID and what is the name of the associated document?
Did you use CTRL+F9 for the bracket pairs?

[Kavo]

The LIST_ID is a number. This number comes from the lists in which the CSV is made from. When the CSV is merged with the document, the source needs to look at the LIST_ID to determine which address to pull in. The documents are named the same as the LIST_ID. For example, if one list is 123, then there is a document named 123.doc.

Yes, I used Alt+F9 to create the brackets.

Thank you for your help.

[Kavo]

Now, I have tried adding bookmarks to the document, which only consists of a simple address. I am still getting the Error! Bookmark not defined error. I have no clue what I am doing wrong. No matter what I put in, I get that error.

[Kavo]

Finally, I got this to work with: { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Path\\{ MERGEFIELD LIST_ID }.doc" }. I have no idea why it decided to work this morning, but it did. Thank you!