Goto Command in a mail merge switch

[Bob789]

I would like to use a goto command*or something similar in a mail merge switch.
For example:

{IF {MERGEFIELD Late_Day}=”28”{GOTO Named location A in the switch}


Named Location A would then be---> {IF L3<>"L5"{IF Quote….

Does anyone have a suggestion.* Thank you

[macropod]

There is no such thing as a GOTO field or switch. Furthermore, it's far from clear what you're trying to achieve.

[Bob789]

Thank you Paul. I apologize for my lack of knowledge when it comes to programming terms. I think what I am trying to askis something more closely related to a subroutine. What I am trying to have my email merge program do is anytime I come across an {IF MERGEFIELD Late_Day} =28, 30, 31, 60, 61, or 62, I want the program to go to a set subroutine and perform a set sequence of IF statements. I realize that I could just put thissubroutine/sequence in with every {IF MERGEFIELD Late_Day} but why I am trying to avoid this is that my program gets exceedingly long. Right now with the 6 {IF MERGEFIELD Late_Day} mentioned above, if I put the 25 lines of code in with each IF statement I will have 150 lines. If I can use a subroutine or something like a subroutine I can cut the 150 lines ​down to 25. Any suggestions. As always I appreciate your input.

[macropod]

A mergefield can't 'call' a subroutine. If you can't modify the data source to simplify the mailmerge processing, it all has to be done by field coding. That isn't necessarily a big deal, though. Given what you've described, the basic field code might be:
{IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}= 28 "Text for 28" {IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}< 31 "Text for 29 & 30" {IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}= 31 "Text for 31" {IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}= 60 "Text for 60" {IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}= 61 "Text for 61" {IF{MERGEFIELD Late_Day}= 62 "Text for 62"}}}}}}
(I note you have no provision for late day = 29). It's not apparent to me where your 'if I put the 25 lines of code in with each IF statement' comes from - the above is all one logical line. If the same text output is required in multiple places, simply bookmark the entire field, then insert cross-references to the bookmark wherever required.

The alternative would be to forego mailmerge and do the whole job with VBA, but it's still not clear what your requirements are.

[Bob789]

Can you give me an example of bookmarking the entire field and then inserting cross-references to the bookmark wherever required.

[macropod]

This isn't rocket science - it's just basic bookmarking/cross-referencing. Bookmark something, via Insert|Bookmark, then insert a cross-reference to the bookmark, via Insert|Cross-reference.