SKIPIF No Longer Functions Properly if Used With NEXT Field (69319)

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The SKIPIF field compares a data item against specified guidelines made about a data record. If the comparison is TRUE, the present data record is skipped, and Word for Windows does not print it. The next record is selected and compared. If the comparison is FALSE, the data record is printed, and Word for Windows moves on to check the next record.

SKIPIF successfully skips specified data records to create individual documents for each data record. The following example illustrates this:

Word 6.0, 7.0, 97

   {skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}
				

Word 1.0, 2.0

   {data c:\\winword\\mydoc.doc}{skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}
				

This example successfully skips data records that have a zip code of 98000 and prints each data record that does not have a 98000 zip code on a new sheet of paper.

Because the SKIPIF field does not function properly with the NEXT field, if you try to use the SKIPIF and NEXT fields to create a list or address labels, Word for Windows does not print or skip data records properly. The following example illustrates this:

Word 6.0, 7.0, 97

   {skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}

   {next}{skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}
				

Word 1.0, 2.0

   {data c:\\winword\\mydoc.doc}{skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}

   {next}{skipif {zip} = "98000"}{name}
   {street}
   {city}, {state}  {zip}
				

This example results in erratic placement of data records in your document or an empty print merged document.