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    Word Field code IF - Else backspace?

    Hi,

    I have a docx-document that has fields like this
    Listed here are our customers
    Customer1
    Customer2
    Customer3
    Customer4
    Customer5
    And that's the customers we have
    The field formula is (on pseudolevel): IF { {DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"} <> "Error! Unknown document property name." {DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"} " ""}
    which basically works, but I don't like the idea that with one customer it looks like this:
    Listed here are our customers
    Customer1
    
    
    
    
    And that's the customers we have
    because it has disturbing empty lines, and it should instead look like:
    Listed here are our customers
    Customer1
    And that's the customers we have
    So is there a way to give on that else-branch a command of backspace i.e. delete the entire line if no value exists?

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    The solution is as simple as putting the paragraph break into the IF test:
    {IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"}¶
    "}{IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer2"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer2"}¶
    "}{IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer3"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer3"}¶
    "}
    etc.
    Cheers
    Paul Edstein
    [Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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    Quote Originally Posted by macropod View Post
    The solution is as simple as putting the paragraph break into the IF test:
    {IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer1"}¶
    "}{IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer2"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer2"}¶
    "}{IF{DOCPROPERTY "Customer3"} <> "Error!*" "{DOCPROPERTY "Customer3"}¶
    "}
    etc.
    Oh nice! I haven't tested this yet, but sounds logical.

    Thanks!

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