passing data to nested macro in merge file

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4 total messages Started by sherburn Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:00

#20

Author: sherburn
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:00

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I am trying to revise a merge procedure that creates a catalogue from a
database. What I want to do is include an image of the item with the data
and believe I need to put a nested macro into the merge in order to
accomplish this. I am ok to this point, but I also need to pass the file
name to the macro (which of course will be different for each record) from
the data file. Can I do this using one of the data fields? 

I am having trouble finding any reference to this sort of action. Any help
would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Paul Downie

Re: passing data to nested macro in merge file

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Author: Kenneth Hobson
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 00:00

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>accomplish this. I am ok to this point, but I also need to pass the file
>name to the macro (which of course will be different for each record) from
>the data file. Can I do this using one of the data fields?

Caps are Merge codes:
ASSIGN(Add1, FIELD(Address1))
NESTMACRO(teststr)

The macro can then reference the variable Add1 which will have the
value of Address1 for that record.

For an example of the technique in use look at my strtran.zip file
at Mac's site http://n9vst.com/wpwin/files.html
or get it directly with ftp://n9vst.com/pub/strtran.zip

Re: passing data to nested macro in merge file

#18

Author: Gordon McComb
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 00:00

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In addition to Ken's suggestion, you can also use the ASSIGN command to
assign a variable in the first merge, then use VARIABLE command in the
second merge to see what's in said variable.

That said, I'm not sure I understand the application you want to use
this for, and perhaps there is a better way than nesting.  So the above
just answers your direct question...

-- Gordon
http://gmccomb.com/wp/  -- New macros book just published
http://wpwin.com/

sherburn@pangea.ca wrote:
> 
> I am trying to revise a merge procedure that creates a catalogue from a
> database. What I want to do is include an image of the item with the data
> and believe I need to put a nested macro into the merge in order to
> accomplish this. I am ok to this point, but I also need to pass the file
> name to the macro (which of course will be different for each record) from
> the data file. Can I do this using one of the data fields?
> 
> I am having trouble finding any reference to this sort of action. Any help
> would be appreciated.

Re: passing data to nested macro in merge file

#19

Author: sherburn
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 00:00

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In article <19980225075952UMTR121@DSIBM.OKLADOT.STATE.OK.US>,
UMTR121@DSIBM.OKLADOT.STATE.OK.US (Kenneth Hobson) wrote:

> >accomplish this. I am ok to this point, but I also need to pass the file
> >name to the macro (which of course will be different for each record) from
> >the data file. Can I do this using one of the data fields?
> 
> Caps are Merge codes:
> ASSIGN(Add1, FIELD(Address1))
> NESTMACRO(teststr)
> 
> The macro can then reference the variable Add1 which will have the
> value of Address1 for that record.
> 
> For an example of the technique in use look at my strtran.zip file
> at Mac's site http://n9vst.com/wpwin/files.html
> or get it directly with ftp://n9vst.com/pub/strtran.zip

Yeah, that seems to work great, thanks to everyone who responded.

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