>Colin -- > >It seems the easiest way to do this is to use 3 fields rather than one, and parse the mergefield text to extract the 3 fields. Is this an option? > >Jay > >>This question is from the Word side of things as opposed to VFP but figured this group is the best to ask so: >> >>I have a comma and quote delimted text file for the mailmerge. The mailmerge fields need to be lined up in columns, so they are layed out like the following: >> >>
>> >>The trouble is the grade and fee mergefield positions shift depending on the length of the student mergefield. >> >>Is there a way to ensure a mergefield takes up a certain amount of space, no more and no less, without padding the mergefield values and using a non-proportional font? The client has a font standard for all documentation so that is not an option.
Colin Magee Team Leader, Systems Development Metroland Media Group Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
