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Merge-Creating A Merge File From A Flat ASCII
DocumentID: 653896
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:27 PM

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

Problem

Solutions: The steps listed below can be taken to convert a flat ASCII record file (also know as fixed) into a WordPerfect secondary merge file.

1.      Move the cursor to positions 31, 61, 121 and 155 and enter a merge R (^R). This will place a ^R after the company name, the first name, the full street address, the city, state, and zip, and the phone number. Even if some of the records do not include all of the information, the records will then have the same number of fields. This step should be taken for each record in the file. To make this a little easier, the user may want to place the keystrokes in a macro. If they choose to do so, they should first verify that there is a space before each Hard Return ([HRt]).
2.      Search for a Hard Return ([HRt]), and replace with ^R^E[HPg].
3.      Individually search for 33 spaces, 17 spaces, 9 spaces, 5 spaces, 3 spaces, and 2 spaces, and replace each with 1 space. This step removes the extra spaces found in the file.
4.      Search for ^R and replace with ^R[HRt].
5.      Search for one space and a ^R (^R), and replace with just a ^R.
6.      Convert the old merge codes (Ctrl-F9, 3).

*This information is given strictly as a troubleshooting option.

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