MailMergeFields.AddIf Method

Adds an IF field to a mail merge main document. Returns a MailMergeField object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddIf ( _
    Range As Range, _
    MergeField As String, _
    Comparison As WdMailMergeComparison, _
    ByRef CompareTo As Object, _
    ByRef TrueAutoText As Object, _
    ByRef TrueText As Object, _
    ByRef FalseAutoText As Object, _
    ByRef FalseText As Object _
) As MailMergeField
'Usage
Dim instance As MailMergeFields
Dim Range As Range
Dim MergeField As String
Dim Comparison As WdMailMergeComparison
Dim CompareTo As Object
Dim TrueAutoText As Object
Dim TrueText As Object
Dim FalseAutoText As Object
Dim FalseText As Object
Dim returnValue As MailMergeField

returnValue = instance.AddIf(Range, MergeField, _
    Comparison, CompareTo, TrueAutoText, _
    TrueText, FalseAutoText, FalseText)
MailMergeField AddIf(
    Range Range,
    string MergeField,
    WdMailMergeComparison Comparison,
    ref Object CompareTo,
    ref Object TrueAutoText,
    ref Object TrueText,
    ref Object FalseAutoText,
    ref Object FalseText
)

Parameters

  • MergeField
    Type: System.String
    Required String. The merge field name.
  • CompareTo
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The text to compare with the contents of MergeField.
  • TrueAutoText
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The AutoText entry that's inserted if the comparison is true. If this argument is specified, TrueText is ignored.
  • TrueText
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The text that's inserted if the comparison is true.
  • FalseAutoText
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The AutoText entry that's inserted if the comparison is false. If this argument is specified, FalseText is ignored.
  • FalseText
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. The text that's inserted if the comparison is false.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.MailMergeField

Remarks

When updated, an IF field compares a field in a data record with a specified value, and then it inserts the appropriate text according to the result of the comparison.

See Also

Reference

MailMergeFields Interface

MailMergeFields Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace