Issue 20084 - Mail Merge Form-Field Defect
Summary: Mail Merge Form-Field Defect
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.0.2
Hardware: PC All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa
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Reported: 2003-09-25 16:41 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Unknown 2003-09-25 16:41:17 UTC
The mail merge dialog is unable to add a merge field without a database attached. 

For example, my business uses Salesforce.com, where I can insert merge fields
such as Contact_FullName and Account_Industry into a form letter and then upload
the document. Right now, however, there is no way to insert these fields into an
open office doc because I cannot directly open the Salesforce database. In any
case, once the document is uploaded, the database path wouldn't be correct
because the salesforce servers are expecting an MS Word-style merge field. 

There is no reason it should not be possible to add a merge field without the
associated database attached.
Comment 1 tamblyne 2003-11-01 04:28:48 UTC
I can confirm the behavior, but this might be marked as an RFE.
Comment 2 h.ilter 2003-11-03 11:38:52 UTC
In current OpenOffice needs an belonging database. Set to Enhancement.
Comment 3 ace_dent 2008-05-16 02:56:21 UTC
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request.

The Issue you raised has the status 'New' pending further action, but has not
been updated within the last 4 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the
latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed.
Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing):
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/
 
Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as
necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also
wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have
advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi
 
Many thanks,
Andrew
 
Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of:
~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~
http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
Comment 4 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:46:41 UTC
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".