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Boolean calc: true iff current record

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Does anyone know a field calculation which will be true/1 if and only if the record on which it resides is the current record? This would be a single-user file.

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Why?

This is part of a remarkably convoluted approach to getting MS Word to create a form letter using the current record for its merge fields. A Word form letter template can pull data from FM, but only supports the ability to select the record(s) by a <field>=<constant> criterion, where <constant> is bound manually at the time the template is created.

Thanks for your consideration,

Chap

If you are scripting all record navigation, you could set a global with the record's id and use a calculation of globalfield = recordid.

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I am scripting all record navigation - thanks for the idea!

Chap, can you do your form letters from right inside FM? True, FM is not a word processor, but it can certainly be done.

Jerry

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Unfortunately, no, Jerry. The client is insistent upon having it in a Word document, so that she can edit it to her heart's content. mad.gif And it is turning out to be a major PITA.

Chap

Ahh, clients. If we didn't have to have them, this would all be SO easy. wink.gif

J

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