[libreoffice-users] Problems with mail merge

ubuntu 12.04

I created a google spreadsheet and downloaded it as a CSV file.
I used that as the source of my mailmerge data (presumably using "base" is the only way to use the 
CSV file, so that's what I did).

I used an existing MS Word file sent to me by a colleague, as my starting document, opened in 
Writer.

I then entered various Fields from this CSV file (now converted to a "base" file by the mail merge 
wizard) into my Writer document for purposes of mail merge.  The end result mail merge post processed 
document has the field names, no values.  The original document with the fields, does not act as if it has 
fields - in other words, it's just plain text, not the fields I inserted.

Example:  I inserted "Sellers Aggregate1.Sheet1.Owner's Street Address" (a real field) as a field 
into the doc, and instead of acting like a field, it acts like normal text.  I thought perhaps the spaces, 
periods, apostrophes and/or the length of the field name are causing the problem, but then I realized I did 
have one field that did not have any of those things, just a simple one word field (other than the additional 
things added by the mail merge/database mechanism itself).

This is a critical problem for me.

Thank you in advance

- Andrew




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