I have a MS word 2010 mail merge that needs a personal url as href and a generic title for all users
i can send a url that displays as the full url, but i want a generic display text so users dont see all the parameters or a gigantic url
i have attempted to first insert the hyperlink then ALT+F9, this did not pass the mergefield
{HYPERLINK "http://domain.wufoo.com/form1/def/Field1={MERGEFIELD id_number}" }
I then attempted after inserting the hyperlink to call a new field as the url, this did not remove the original inserted hyperlink as it seems to require a url value on inserting
{HYPERLINK {MERGEFIELD url} \* MERGEFORMAT }
I attempted to follow the instructions here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912679 method #1 but the word 2002-2003 menus are different, i havent been able to insert a hyperlink without a url ('"Error! Hyperlink reference not valid" appears in the document.")
I am just not sure how to go about this
Once i figured out how to insert a hyperlink without a url from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912679 method #1, this went off without a hitch
In Word 2010, goto Insert -> Quick parts -> Field and select Hyperlink then hit OK
This inserts a URL without a link address, which you can then follow the rest of the steps to place the mergefield as the url
The { HYPERLINK { MERGEFIELD url } } approach should work, but to get the right displaytext, select the hyperlink field (whether the field or result is displaying, and run the following VBA in the VB Editor's immediate window:
selection.Fields(1).Result.Text = "the display text you want"
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Looking to create a shipment on www.fedex.com
But fill out most of the fields using a query string at the end of a URL.
Seems like this might not be possible, but need help figuring out how to know whether it is or not.
My "Create Labels" page has a URL ending in -- ?method=doInitialize&utype=null ,
or else sometimes ...
-- ?method=doEntry&link=1&locale=en_US&urlparams=us&sType=F
so it seems promising. Just not sure how to access the names of the required fields (Contact name, Address 1 and 2, etc ) besides guess and check.
Thanks!
--------- Destination Section Parameters Found
The query string parameters for the destination contact field are, at the time this answer was written :
toData.addressData.contactName
toData.addressData.addressLine1
toData.addressData.addressLine2
toData.addressData.zipPostalCode
toData.addressData.city
toData.addressData.stateProvinceCode
toData.addressData.phoneNumber
psdData.mpsRowDataList[0].weight
Of course, they need to be appended to the original URL using valid query string syntax and URL encoding.
--------- How Were These Found ?
These were each found using the page inspector. I found that it is important to cut through the noise by zeroing in on the exact field where the data needs to be entered, and opening up the page inspector to that location.
Right click (Win) or control click (Mac) > "inspect"
This will bring up the following text in the inspector. By trial and error, I discovered that the "name" fields correspond to the working query string parameters.
The part we are looking for :
This corresponds to the query string parameter ...
toData.addressData.addressLine1
... originally listed above.
--------- Unsolved Parameters
It's a mystery why this same rule doesn't apply in the same way to other values in the page, like service type (e.g. "Priority Overnight") or package type (e.g. "FedEx Box"). The following, for example, do not fill as expected, even when using the exact same "name" field from the page inspector.
psdData.mpsRowDataList[0].carriageValue
psdData.serviceType
psdData.packageType
billingData.referenceData.yourReference
Maybe it's a URL encoding issue? Anyway, hope this helps.
I am trying to add a hyperlink to a field code in MS-Word, but I want the same field code to populate as part of a search query in the url. More relevant info below:
For Instance, this field code is linked to a form and will populate with a tracking number pulled from an inventory database «TrackingNumber», but then I want to link this generated tracking number into a url query is as follows:
HYPERLINK "https://www.google.com/searchq=«TrackingNumber»"
Is this even possible? And if so, how should I configure?
By default, if you insert a mailmerge field into a hyperlink field, the hyperlinks will all show the first record’s address as the 'Text to display' text, even though the hyperlinks will actually point to the merged targets.
Here's how you can do get a mailmerge to display your preferred default 'Text to display' text instead:
Disregarding mergefield issues for the moment, insert a hyperlink into the document in the normal way, choosing whatever 'Click Here' text you want in the 'Text to display' box.
Select the inserted hyperlink and press Shift-F9 to expose its field code.
Replace everything in the field between '=' and '"' with your «TrackingNumber» mergefield.
Select the field and press F9 to update the display.
In Word 2007 & later, you can make the display text variable also, by following these additional steps:
Position the cursor anywhere within the display text.
Insert a mergefield pointing to whatever data field you want to use for the display text (this could even be the «TrackingNumber» mergefield).
Delete all of the previous display text either side of your last-inserted mergefield (note that this field will likely have updated already).
Execute the merge.
After merging to a new document, use Ctrl-A, F9 to update all fields. Without this, the mergefield hover text won’t update to the correct targets.
Note 1: The above is only for merged output sent to a new document; it does not work with merges to email or print. For merges to email, see: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/912679
Note 2: Hyperlink fields modified this way are liable to cease functioning once the merge has been executed. Accordingly, it's best to save mailmerge main document before doing the merge and not re-save it afterwards. If you need to make changes to the mailmerge main document, don't make/save them after doing a merge; make/save them beforehand.
I have an agent that takes a copy of a template document and puts in values from a text file.
I am running into a problem when adding a hyperlink to a field programmatically, If I just add the text (e.g. http://www.google.com) there is no hyperlink just plain text. If I add the text manually, by editing the document just adding the address works fine and is clickable.
I have tried creating a rich text object then adding that to the field but that doesn't work either :(
Set rtItem = New NotesRichTextItem( doc, "link" )
Call rtitem.AddNewLine( 1 )
Call rtItem.AppendText ("http://www.google.com")
doc.AppendItemValue "Details", rtItem
To be clear, I'm looking for a way to append a clickable hyperlink to a field using lotusscript. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT:
Upon further inspection if I generate a document with a link in the text field and save it (programmatically using doc.save) it saves as plain text, as soon as I then go into this document and do a manual save the plain text turns into a link just fine. Could something be wrong with how I am saving?
If (Not doc.save(True,False,True)) Then
Msgbox("Document could not save")
End If
It does work the way you tried in your code with just "AppendText". But, the link works only if the document is in read mode and client property "Make Internet URL ... into Hotspots" is set.
UPDATE:
AppendItemValue doesn't work for RichTextItems.
Append the link direct to your field "Details" or if it doesn't exist then create it. Your code should look like this:
Dim rtItem As NotesRichTextItem
If doc.Hasitem("Details") Then
Set rtitem = doc.Getfirstitem("Details")
Else
Set rtitem = doc.Createrichtextitem("Details")
End if
Call rtitem.AddNewLine( 1 )
Call rtItem.AppendText ("http://www.google.com")
I have a SharePoint Server 2007 installation. What I needed to do is to create a simple printable page/file which is populated with data from a list. For various bugs and reasons I can't do this with a word template in a word document library and I can't use workflows.
My solution so far is very rude and simple, but it gets the jobs done:
I created a new custom form called print.aspx
I insert a Custom List Form based on the display form.
Successfully pasted the text, put the data fields and added a couple of text fields for additional data that is required in the print form but not on the list item.
This print.aspx custom form won't save anything and it is not required.
Now what I want to do is place a link in the customized DispForm.aspx that leads to the printing page so when the user enters the list item and it is approved they can click to see it. At the bottom of the DispForm.aspx there will be a simple link to print.aspx saying "To print this click here". Unfortunately I have no idea how to link to the ID of the item in print.aspx.
Example:
In InternalPortal/Lists/ImportantList/DispForm.aspx?ID=5 I want the link to point to InternalPortal/Lists/ImportantList/print.aspx?ID=5
Already tried ID={#ID} and ID=item.ID but to be honest and not sure how to use them.
Edit: In summary - the link ends in ID={#ID} but it should be in the DataFormWebPart. This will not work outside of it.
I have a long URL and it's not fitting in the URL field. It keeps trimming. What to do? Is there a way to increase the URL field characters limit in SharePoint 2010?
Or a work around to accommodate long URL. For example, the following URL wont fit in current URL field.
http://Intranet.CollegeEducation.Edu/StudentCourses/Year/2013/_layouts/CustomForms/FormRender.aspx?List={FBB7EE62-BC6E-42A2-8458-92AF56B063A1}&RootFolder=/StudentCourses/Year/2013/CourseChangeRequest&ContentTypeId=0x0101008C18BC49FB564DD891D01B108399315A01003B9EF9111179DF4E99CD24C2C0391DDD&Source=/StudentCourses/Year/2013
Here is the workaround for your situation.
Add a Multi-Text column to your list
Edit the item that has long URL
Go to the Multi-Text field and you will get Rich-Content Ribbon
Click Insert on the Ribbon > Hyperlink
Add your Title and long URL in the respected field
Wala you are done.