understanding INCLUDEPICTURE

[Guest]

I have a report that pulls a button image from a specified directory, my
command: {includepicture "C\{mergefield inventory#}.jpg \*mergeformat} - this
almost works. The two problems that I have are: 1) I would like to specify
the size of the box that the image is pulled into. These images are all
buttons, but when the image is pulled into the document, I have a large box
with a small image and now the table is no longer the size that I have
created it to be. Is there a way that I can draw a box and import the button
image into it?? 2) My other problem is when the report merges, I have to
refresh the document to bring in the images? Is this what I expect with a
merged report that uses the "includepicture"??
Thanks, Diane

 

[Peter Jamieson]

If Graham Mayor's page at

http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_graphics.htm

doesn't tell you how to get the graphics the size you want, then you'll
probably have to use VBA and Word's MailMerge Events to do it.

Is this what I expect with a
merged report that uses the "includepicture"??

Unfortunately, yes, although you can try including the \d switch in each
INCLUDEPICTURE field

 

[Guest]

Peter,
Thank you for this link, I'll be following the example given and will get
back with you on the results.

Diane