MailMergeDataSource.EditRecord Method

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Changes one of the data fields in one of the records in the master data source (the combined mail-merge recipient list).

Version Information
 Version Added:  Publisher 2007

Syntax

expression.EditRecord(lRec, varField, Value)

expression   A variable that represents a MailMergeDataSource object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
lRec Required Long The ID of the record you want to edit.
varField Required Variant The data field (column) that contains the value you want to change.
Value Required Variant The value to be changed.

Remarks

You can use the EditRecord method to correct data source information that is in error, such as an outdated recipient address.

The EditRecord method does not make any changes to the individual data sources that together make up the master data source.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the EditRecord method to change the value of a single column in a particular record in the master data source (the combined mail-merge recipient list).

Before running this macro, replace recordID with the index number of the record in the data source that you want to edit; replace fieldname with the name of the field (column) in the record that you want to edit; and replace value with the new value you want to set for the field.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Public Sub EditRecord_Example()
   
    Dim pubMailMergeDataSource As Publisher.MailMergeDataSource
   
    Set pubMailMergeDataSource = ThisDocument.MailMerge.DataSource
    
    pubMailMergeDataSource.EditRecord recordID, "fieldname", "value"

End Sub

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