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"Mail Merge" type import data

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2010-06-07 11:59:39
scderacjor
Registered: Mar 27 2009
Posts: 123

I spent a good deal of time creating a letter template PDF in LiveCycle with fields for date, name, address, salutation, etc.

I unveiled what I thought was a beautiful example of a user-friendly form letter PDF, then one of the employees within the intended user group expressed great dissatisfaction for the fact that he could no longer use the mail merge feature he was used to in MS Word.

I don't know anything about this MS Word function, and now am being asked to incorporate this into my LiveCycle form. Any help??

I have figured out how to "import data" from an XML, but it only takes the information from the first line of the Excel document. It is my understanding that users will need to create 30-40 letters at a time. Is there a way to control the data import? Forgive my lack of proper terminology.
I have Acrobat Pro on my computer, but I think other employees have Standard.

Advice would be very much appreciated! :)

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-06-08 23:07:58
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NK-INC.COM
Registered: Apr 17 2010
Posts: 93
scderacjor wrote:
I spent a good deal of time creating a letter template PDF in LiveCycle with fields for date, name, address, salutation, etc.I unveiled what I thought was a beautiful example of a user-friendly form letter PDF, then one of the employees within the intended user group expressed great dissatisfaction for the fact that he could no longer use the mail merge feature he was used to in MS Word.

I don't know anything about this MS Word function, and now am being asked to incorporate this into my LiveCycle form. Any help??

I have figured out how to "import data" from an XML, but it only takes the information from the first line of the Excel document. It is my understanding that users will need to create 30-40 letters at a time. Is there a way to control the data import? Forgive my lack of proper terminology.
I have Acrobat Pro on my computer, but I think other employees have Standard.

Advice would be very much appreciated! :)
How many clients are going to be installing the mail merge application?

If you only have a couple of end-users (seats), then separate client side applications would probably be cheaper. Google "pdf merge windows" for more information about PDF merge client side applications.

Regards,

Nick K.
NK-Inc.com
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2010-06-09 14:55:04
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scderacjor
Registered: Mar 27 2009
Posts: 123
It is my belief that only a handfull of people will be doing the mail merge for this particular document.
But, I hate suggesting purchasing any programs or applications =/ being the lowest person on the totem pole :(
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