Data merge Panel no display fields

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• 9.2 CC InDesign crashes when you open the data merge Panel

  I have a document that is in a book (for multiple files) with cross-references to other documents in the book. I also almost all of the content in an inCopy assignment in order to manage in multiple versions/layouts with the same content. All references are separated InCopy as page numbers vary from book to book.

  That said, so that other documents in the work of book very well, this one is having issues. Whenever I try to view the data merge Panel, it crashes. I had a similar problem with other files where if I try to select a merge data source it would break. I've solved the problem of the registration of a copy, the deletion of all pages of the document, by selecting the data merge source (who now works with any content on the pages), and then copy and paste the content on the pages back. Not sure why this works, but it did.

  The problem is that I tried the same solution on this document and it worked until I tried to click on the data merge Panel after you follow these steps, inDesign crashes. If I open the data merge Panel, THEN open the document, it crashes as well.

  I'll try to redo this with panel data fusion open while I copy and paste content back in and see if I can refine the problematic content if that is the question.

  Other documents are open so that they are accessible?

• Do not import does not all fields in data merge

  I use the data merge in CS5. Can I import a csv file and get 11 data fields. Unfortunately, there are another 12 fields in the data merge Panel. This could be the cause?

  It is often because of line breaks in the data, the improper headers and missing headers. To verify the file merger.

• Data merge problem - bad values when exporting PDF with "All folders" only

  Hi - I have the weirdest problem with InDesign: I use merge data from .csv to create a deck of cards (9 per page), and when I export to PDF from the data merge Panel, one of my field has erroneous data: it uses values from previous records and which repeat.

  What is strange, is that when the noticed, all right. Is also very good if I create a merged Document and PDF export. Is also very good if I export to PDF using just the range of entries it is play: I don't get that wrong data if export as PDF, "All records" in the data merge Panel.  Very frustrating!

  Someone saw? I feel that my data is ok, if the export of individual records is very well...

  Cheers for any help.

  Thank you! Which has me on the path to what looks like a fix...

  Copy all the fields in a new file does not solve the problem - the same behavior, but after the start of charges, I started to adjust the sizes of the fields and stumbled upon a possible solution.

  A field that trouble is a text box for a single digit, if limits are quite small. The name of the field for example placeholder. > is bigger and complained of cut-off text.  Increase the limits of the text box to be at least the size of the reliable placeholder text solves the problem. It decreases the size of a single digit... back of the problem.

  How weird.

  Thanks Peter.

• Data merge several people on one page

  I create a file of data merge to create a travelogue of emergency contacts. The previous file was done in Publisher (YUCK) and needs to be rethought. I'm trying to set up the file properly in InDesign to perform a data merge in which there are 3 contacts per page (one primary, secondary and substitute for each county in New York). See below

  

  Currently, I can't figure out how to get multiple contacts on a single page. The way it is set up now, I can get information for a person to appear on each Board.

  

  Any ideas on how to help?

  You have the same problem with which I tried to help in this thread: repeat pages

  As you've found data merge InDesign really only merges a record of several sets of fields... OR (what you want)... multiple records to a set of fields.

  So what you need is just a set of fields; one. Follow these steps:

  

  And delete everything except the first page.

  1. Now, with emphasis on the page of the document (and not his mistress), choose Create a merged Document in the data merge Panel menu.
  2. Tab records the dialog box create a merged Document, choose multiple records in the accounts rendered by menu Page of the document.
  3. Check the box saw several shot record.
  4. Switch to Multiple record layout tab and set the controls to set folders as desired (3 per page) while previewing in real-time.

• data merge problem - CS4

  I have successfully used the merging of data for

  throw or placed tmy text - placeholders on the master page, then geretated pages. Now, do report anotehr, I wanted to use

  the old man a tempalte and just change that data - no matter WHA tI - I get the error

  "Tehre is at least a placeholder data which may not be foudnin the data source. "Make sure that any placeholders correspond ot the fields in the data source.

  Which is not true - because the dat merger panel shows all the field names in the CSV file - and I get this error as soon as I place a single field - on the master - check the preview area and the error message coems. I tried placoing on the page of document but no difference.

  My solution was ot find a last tiem form Gall who did not have the dat a fusion inside and to use - however - I ran out of old files with no dat a merger. It almost seems as if once that you do a fusion of data in the file, even if not saved, it somehow it keeps and dwells on.

  I have treid registering as an inx and do in CS3 - but got the same error.

  I went on all loose on the page, one by one - using the story editor to see if there was soemthing bad in the file - found nothing

  Here is a link ot the file and the data source

  http://www.fcrpups.com/test/datamergeproblem.html

  any help is greatly appreciated - I'm stumped

  Ann

  Sorry, you're right... it's a variable.

  As near as I can tell, the document is damaged, but it seems that if it can be saved. Make a new A4 doc and rename A template z then it won't replace your master when you bring.

  Now put the two visible documents at the same time and select all of the master pages in the original and drag them from the Pages panel and drop them on the new RFSO. Select document pages, then do the same thing, adding them after page 1. Page 1 to remove and reset the numbering.

• Data merge do not pick up all the fields of data

  Hello

  I had a problem, posted here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1217090

  Essentially, I used the "CSV2Tables" script to pre-populate arrays of simple column 2 with information from a CSV data source.

  The tables consist of a title and a block on this specific topic. Many of the blocks of information that I am importing also contain the tag (< < DataTag > >) data

  The plan is to use CSV2Tables to populate the tables, then change the data source and run an ID data merge to replace all < < flags > > normal in the tables with the information from a second source of CSV data.

  The problem is, CSV2Tables is important data and tables very well pre-load, but data tags that are found in each body text are picked up in plain text (as Peter Spier has pointed out, they are being requested by a plain text stream rather than drag since the merger Panel and direct mail) so when I try to run direct mail ID , none of the fields are in my document.

  My question is - is there a method, or a script available out there that can essentially do a find/replace in a document and replace the text that appears as the < < PlainText > > with a data that is recognized by ID, label that will allow me to run a data merge?

  Told me to check out some of the available commercial plugins out there, but registration and establishment of demo would force me to contact our it supplier for each, and it would be a comprehensive process.

  Any help is very appreciated.

  Hello

  As far as I know it actually takes a script to replace "plain text" with dataMergeTextPlaceholders.

  a small example;

  Array.prototype.find = function (string) {
      for (var s = 0; s < this.length; s++)
          if (this[s] == string) return s;
          return -1;
      }
  
  var mFile, mDoc, mFields, mFieldsNames, mStory, mPlainTxt, mNameToCompare, mField_ID;
  
  // edit this with proper .csv path
  mFile = File(Folder.myDocuments + "/" + "Merge.csv");
  mDoc = app.activeDocument;
  mDoc.dataMergeProperties.selectDataSource(mFile);
  mFields = mDoc.dataMergeProperties.dataMergeFields;
  mFieldsNames = mFields.everyItem().fieldName;
  
  // script assumes a text box with "plain texts" to replace is selected
  mStory = app.selection[0].parentStory;
  app.findGrepPreferences = null;
  app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "<<.+?>>";
  mPlainTxt = mStory.findGrep(true);
  for (var k = 0; k < mPlainTxt.length; k++) {
      mNameToCompare = mPlainTxt[k].contents.slice(2,-2);
      mField_ID = mFieldsNames.find(mNameToCompare);
      if (mField_ID > -1) {
            mField = mFields[mField_ID];
          mDoc.dataMergeTextPlaceholders.add (
              mStory,
              mPlainTxt[k].insertionPoints[0],
              mField
              )
      mPlainTxt[k].remove();
       }
      }
  

  At this point, you can run a "normal data merge.

  This should work for related managers (the one selected) or a table inside the selected image

  I hope it could be useful for more complex tasks

  Rgds

  Jarek

  Post edited by: Jump_Over ==> added media because if last statement

• Conditional fields with data merge

  I have, I think, would be a common question for people using Data Merge in InDesign for cards.

  I have several fields phone, with a letter from small caps to indicate what type (mobile, direct, fax, etc.), that is:

  M < < phone > >

  D < < Tel Direct > >

  If an employee has only one phone line, how can I do so that the entire line is omitted from the final merged doc?

  In the past, I just went in the game final and quickly deleted lines / extra characters, but I know that there is a way!

  Thank you.

  

  The main character must be included in the paragraph style, even if it's a Word. If deleting empty lines turned on, these main characters are removed too.

  To add the main characters in a paragraph style, you can define a list numbered without numbers but with the main character and space or tab between.

• How to change a data merge field in a 'head '?

  

  Hi all

  I'm trying to figure out how to change the green bar, so I can replace < < Expertise > > - < < Expertise > > with another field of my excel data source. I want to replace it with the Category field in the data merge box, but I can't change this green bar.

  Help! Thanks in advance,

  Mark

  It seems that the green bar is on the master page - you may need to change it.

• Empty fields in the data merge is originally from empty lines will appear. CS4

  I had this problem when I ask myself on my data merge info I origionally put phone and mobile phone on the same line which resaulted in the cell phone number split in two, as the column was not wide enough to display both side by side. I then moved the cell phone up to the next line but the problem number, then I had was that this would leave an empty line whenever I could meet someone who has not had a cell phone number. Anyone know how I can reduce this empty line when the phone line is empty?

  See your other thread where you have asked about it.

• Data merge field is out of position

  

  I hope someone can help me.  I put everything by default but for some reason my data merge overview when selects by default as off the page (red boxes) and centered.
  Can someone help me understand how to bring back them to the page?

  Thank you.

  CJ

  OK, for a merger of multiple records, you can use exactly 1 set of placeholders in the upper left corner, which seems correct, but I would remove the rest of the stuff until after the merger and put it on a master page, you can then apply. You must also DISABLE the cliché preview multiple record.

  Since you have seen this model, it is probably now garbage, then copy the fusion placeholder image and paste into a new file and try again.

• Problem with comma in the source of data merge document

  I use InDesign CS6 on a Mac in the Mavericks.

  I created a data source document in Word, saved as a .txt file.  It is a unique field which is the titles of documents. One of the documents has two commas in the title. When I do the merging of data, this page displays only the part of the title until the first comma, and then the merger's going to the next page.

  InDesign aid supposed to include the punctuated title between quotation marks. I tried enclosing the entire title in quotes, and I tried enclosing just commas in quotes. I used quotes and quotes. The result is always the same, the title merges up to the first comma and then going to the next page.

  Usually, Google is my friend, but I could not find all the answers either.  What I am doing wrong?

  When you perform a data merge, it uses a character as the delimiter between fields. The default value is a comma. If you have just a single column of data, with no field to separate, then you can check the Options to Import Show key when selecting your data source and set the delimiter to be something thing-anything! -other than a comma. This will force InDesign to ignore commas in your data.

• Data merge help please!

  First of all, let me say that I am quite new in InDesign, so this can be pretty basic for you, but I'm going to be as accurate as possible.  I am putting together a directory of photos simple enough for our Church and has serious problems with the InDesign data merge.  I have my numbers (Excel) document divided into fields and saved in a .csv file, I am able to select it as the source document and provide the information in my target document.  The problem I encounter is that no matter what I do it's split up my data in separate documents.

  Thus, for example, I have my source list .csv file as follows (more detailed but it is the base):

  Name, address 1, address 2, phone 1

  SMITH, John, 123 random circle, any where, USA 12345, 555-1212

  Now I have my destination InDesign document what follows, clicked on directly from my window of data merge:

  < < name > >

  < < address 1 > >

  < < address 2 > >

  < < Phone 1 > >

  However, my overview displays the following text:

  SMITH, John

  Random circle 123

  Nothing else shows until I click on the tab 'next' for the next document, and then it will show:

  Any where

  USA 12345

  555-1212

  And as a result this page it with the email address... will follow that back to return to the next entry in my database.

  Suggestions?  Ideas?  I was wondering if it has something to do with commas... but I tried going one last, address 1, city, State, Zip format first and it still will fill part of address at a time.  I'm just at my wit's end... Please help!

  For a multiple recorsd merger you must configure exactly a set of placeholder fields ID will dupicate them, as well as the rest of the page (if set up on the page of the document) as many times that can hold using the spacing you specify. If the fields are on the master page, other things on the master page, like headers and footers, will not be duplicated. Many beginners tripped upwards on how to implement a merger of several record.

• Data merge multiple records on a single page?

  I'm working on a grand layout photos grad with names, of the years and images.

  I'm trying to data merge my excel sheet spread if I can have all the images, names and years on one page.  There are about 4000 images total (spread through 5 layouts), so I don't want to put all the pictures individually, the names of types and years individually and then re - arrange when we need to add additional images.

  My problem is that the same data are reapeating in all fields on the page.  Even when I create a new page, the same data made its appearance.

  If I saw the data, I can scroll through all of them, but only ever displays both.  Multiple data by option on the page are grayed out in the data merge window whenever I try.   I use InDesign CS4.

  Y at - it something I am doing wrong, or is there another way to approach it?

  I agree that it seems like if you duplicated data in your source although I can't gray on the option of multiple data page, if I try. It is perhaps something poick to the top with this clip. Good luck & let us know how make you out.

  http://www.theindesigner.com/podcasts/tid43_theindesigner_43.MP4

• How to enter the date and time in a field in UTC?

  Hello

  just trying to get into a field, the date and time in UTC format. Once someone clicks on this field date and time is displayed automatically. I used this code and the current local time format:

  var f = this.getField("Today3");
  f.value = util.printd("mmddhhMM", new Date());
  

  The format mmddhhMM should stay like this... but I need the output to UTC and no premises. I tried a few examples, but did not get the final result.

  Can someone help pls?

  Thank you very much.

  Brgds.

  Hmmm... Try this version:

  var now = new Date();
  var utcDate = new Date(now.getUTCFullYear(), now.getUTCMonth(), now.getUTCDate(), now.getUTCHours(), now.getUTCMinutes());
  this.getField("Today3").value = util.printd("mmddhhMM", utcDate);