Importing Text with Indexes

I want to import a text file, from a database, that contains the coding to
setup indexes in Word.
When the text file contains { XE "Bloggs" \f"n" } Word does not recognise it
as an index.
Is there a special control character I have to insert into the text file so
Word will index the documnet correctly?

The index markers ({XE }) are field codes, inserted as such, not just
brace-characters. If it's really a .txt file, then the index markers
won't carry over.

On Jul 24, 12:38*pm, Kevin wrote:
I want to import a text file, from a database, that contains the coding to
setup indexes in Word.
When the text file contains { XE "Bloggs" \f"n" } Word does not recognise it
as an index.
Is there a special control character I have to insert into the text file so
Word will index the documnet correctly?

But it should be possible for some clever person to write a macro that
searches for text surrounded by braces, removes the braces, and then
converts the selected text to a field.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
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The index markers ({XE }) are field codes, inserted as such, not just
brace-characters. If it's really a .txt file, then the index markers
won't carry over.

On Jul 24, 12:38 pm, Kevin wrote:
I want to import a text file, from a database, that contains the coding to
setup indexes in Word.
When the text file contains { XE "Bloggs" \f"n" } Word does not recognise
it
as an index.
Is there a special control character I have to insert into the text file
so
Word will index the documnet correctly?

Not that clever

Sub ReformatXE()
Dim rXE As Range
Selection.HomeKey wdStory
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
Do While .Execute(findText:="\{ XE*\}", _
MatchWildcards:=True, _
Wrap:=wdFindStop, Forward:=True) = True
Set rXE = Selection.Range
rXE.Text = Replace(rXE, "{ XE", "")
rXE.Text = Replace(rXE, " }", "")
MsgBox rXE
rXE.Fields.Add rXE, _
wdFieldIndexEntry, _
rXE.Text, _
False
Loop
End With
End Sub

If the fields are entered as text as { XE "Bloggs" \f"n" }, the above should
do the job
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But it should be possible for some clever person to write a macro that
searches for text surrounded by braces, removes the braces, and then
converts the selected text to a field.


On Jul 24, 12:38 pm, Kevin wrote:
I want to import a text file, from a database, that contains the
coding to setup indexes in Word.
When the text file contains { XE "Bloggs" \f"n" } Word does not
recognise it
as an index.
Is there a special control character I have to insert into the text
file so
Word will index the documnet correctly?