Re: Difficulties in merging...

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 2:56 PM, zed <zed@zed.net.nz> wrote:
>
> "Dominic Lachowicz" <domlachowicz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> The "-p" argument needs a printer name. "-" means "the default printer".
>> The following worked fine for me, using AbiWord 2.6.4 on Ubuntu Linux:
>>
>> abiword -m merge.csv -p - merge.abw

The syntax for AbiWord 2.4.6 is different, the merged document is
output as a .ps file:

    abiword -m merge.csv -p output.ps merge.abw

>>
>> By omitting that "-", you tried to print nothing to a printer named
>> "Xmasmerge.abw"
>>
>> Sorry for the confusion. Hope this helps.
>
> This is becoming quite embarrassing for me, 'cos I still cannot get a
> result.
>
> My command is now:
>
> zed@zed-desktop ~ $ abiword -m /home/zed/Documents/Clients/GHI/HKI
> /Form_Letters/Christmas/Xmas-HKI.csv -p - /home/zed/Documents/Clients/
> GHI/HKI/Form_Letters/Christmas/Xmasmerge.abw
>
> I have tried with a space as indicated by ^ in the command below
>
> zed@zed-desktop ~ $^abiword^-m^/home/zed/Documents/Clients/GHI/HKI
> /Form_Letters/Christmas/Xmas-HKI.csv^-p^-^/home/zed/Documents/Clients/
> GHI/HKI/Form_Letters/Christmas/Xmasmerge.abw
>
> and without spaces but somehow I'm still making a mess of it.
>
> At least, with the spaces I don't get an error message. But nothing happens
> :-(

Nope, the merged document is stored in a file named "-", which you're
not aware of...
>
> I look forward to the day this is able to be done through a GUI!

The "Mail Merge" function from the GUI is very limited currently :-(
>
> Regards from New Zealand on a cool but pleasant Friday evening.
>
> Zed
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