Comparing Dates During Print Merge

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

SUMMARY

To set up a print merge in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh that involves comparison of a date field in a data document to a specific date (such as today's date), the month, day, and year must be compared individually. That is, the date field in the data document must be split up into month, day, and year fields, as in the following example.

   Month   Day    Year     Name
   ------------------------------

   5       21     1990     John
   6       21     1990     David
   7       21     1990     Sue

   <<set TodayMonth=?Enter Today's month as a number>>
   <<set TodayDay=?Enter Today's day as a number>>
   <<set TodayYear=?Enter Today's year as a number>>

   <<if TodayYear>=<<year>>>>
   <<if TodayMonth>=<<month>>>>
   <<if TodayDay>=<<day>>>>
        <<name>>
   <<ENDIF>>
   <<ENDIF>>
   <<ENDIF>>

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on using Word's print merge feature, see "Merging Documents" on pages 579-656 of the "Microsoft Word User's Guide" version 5.0 manual, or see "Form Letters" on pages 69-91 of the "Reference to Microsoft Word" version 4.0 manual, or see pages 64-92 in the "Reference to Microsoft Word" version 3.0 manual.