SKIPIF No Longer Functions Properly if Used With NEXT Field

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The SKIPIF field successfully skips specified data records to create individual documents for each data record. However, SKIPIF does not work properly when combined with the NEXT field.

MORE INFORMATION

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}

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}