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No Tony,

What I want to be able to do, is use the macros that I have set up in openvpms, to appear when I type them into the merge field boxes that pop up to type text into in the "Letters" drop down menu from the Hx.

For example - we have prescription forms in letters that have boxes that pop up so we can enter the drug, dose rate and the vet prescribing. I have set up Macros in OpenVPMS so that our initials come up with our full titles and qualifications, so then it is easier than typing them out all the time (as some of our vets have a lot of letters after their names!!). When I am typing in the notes for the hx or in the printer label box, they work fine, but on a "Letter" it will not work.

Do these boxes only recognise macros set up in word or open office at this point, or is there a way that it will recognise macros from Open VPMS?
Amanda

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:19:16 +1100
From: Tony De Keizer
Subject: Re: [OpenVPMS Users] Merge field macros
To: OpenVPMS User Mailing List
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Hi Amanda,

Sorry a little unsure what you are asking here.

Do you want to know how to insert openvpms merge fields into Word documents
?

(hit Ctrl-F9 and then type MERGEFIELD , a space , the openvpms merge field
you want inserted (i.e patient.entity.name) and then a space)

Or

How to insert a field into a word document template that will prompt you
for input on merging the letter in OpenVPMS ?

(Insert -> Field->Merge -> Fillin .. Enter Prompt text and OK)

Cheers
Tony

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:38 PM, wrote:

Is there a way to get my openVPMS merge fields to work in letters? We are currently merging into word documents through the boxes provided in open VPMS letters. Do I have to set up the macros in word separately? AManda