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Merge - Field Names In 5.1 Do Not Work In 5.0
DocumentID: 616728
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:37:28 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Customers who want to use WP 5.1 merge files with field names in WP 5.0 need to make some changes before they can use the files. An example of how the secondary file should look in WP 5.1 is as follows:
      {Next Record}[HRt]
      [BOLD]First field name[bold][HRt]
      [BOLD]Second field name[bold][HRt]
      {End Field}[HRt]
      {Next Record}{End Field}[HRt]
      {End Record}[HPg]

*The number of {Next Record}{End Field}[HRt] codes entered should equal the number of named fields. This example has two named fields, therefore two sets of {Next Record}{End Field}[HRt] were also entered. The first set was divided by the field names, and the second set appears at the end. This diagram shows how the {Next Record}{End Field}[HRt] sets are counted.
(1a)      {Next Record}[HRt]
      [BOLD]First field name[bold][HRt]
      [BOLD]Second field name[bold][HRt]
(1b)      {End Field}[HRt]
(2)      {Next Record}{End Field}[HRt]
      {End Record}[HPg]

If the secondary file is not created similar to this, the field names will not be recognized in WP 5.0. If the user saves the WP 5.1 secondary file through Ctrl-F5 into the WP 5.0 format, the user should check for unknown codes in the WP 5.0 secondary merge file. Unknown codes may cause problems when merging.

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