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Although the following examples apply to fields, they also apply to sections.</paragraph> 47*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147171" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="93">You can define conditions for the following field types:</paragraph> 48*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 49*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 50*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151185" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">Conditional text: displays text A if the condition is true, or text B if the condition is false.</paragraph> 51*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 52*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 53*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149289" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">Hidden text: hides the contents of the field if the condition is true.</paragraph> 54*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 55*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 56*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145412" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="16">Hidden paragraph: hides the paragraph if the condition is true.</paragraph> 57*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 58*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 59*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147515" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="17">Any record and next record: controls the access to database records.</paragraph> 60*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 61*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 62*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149802" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="18">The simplest way to define a condition is to type the logical expression directly in a <emph>Condition</emph> box using the following values:</paragraph> 63*e91968a5Smseidel<table id="tbl_id3153537"> 64*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 65*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 66*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153677" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">TRUE</paragraph> 67*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 68*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 69*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152960" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="20">The condition is always met. You can also enter any value not equal to 0 as the conditional text.</paragraph> 70*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 71*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 72*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 73*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 74*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155900" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">FALSE</paragraph> 75*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 76*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 77*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154191" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="22">The condition is not met. You can also enter the value 0.</paragraph> 78*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 79*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 80*e91968a5Smseidel</table> 81*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147090" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="23">If you leave the <emph>Condition</emph> box empty, the condition is interpreted as not being met.</paragraph> 82*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148980" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="24">When you define a condition, use the same <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">elements</link> for defining a formula, namely comparative operators, mathematical and statistical functions, number formats, variables and constants.</paragraph> 83*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153638" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="25">You can use the following types of variables when you define a condition:</paragraph> 84*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 85*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 86*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155135" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="27">Predefined <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">$[officename] variables</link> that use statistics on document properties</paragraph> 87*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 88*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 89*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156273" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">Custom variables, that are a created with the "Set variable" field</paragraph> 90*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 91*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 92*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149174" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="94">Variables based on user data</paragraph> 93*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 94*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 95*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145781" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="28">Variables based on the contents of database fields</paragraph> 96*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 97*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 98*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155916" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="29">You cannot use internal variables, such as page and chapter numbers, in condition expression.</paragraph> 99*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151375" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 100*e91968a5Smseideloldref="30">Conditions and Variables</paragraph> 101*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150122" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="31">The following examples use a variable called "x":</paragraph> 102*e91968a5Smseidel<table id="tbl_id3155867"> 103*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 104*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 105*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147417" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="32">x == 1 or x EQ 1</paragraph> 106*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 107*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 108*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147500" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="33">The condition is true if "x" is equal to 1.</paragraph> 109*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 110*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 111*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 112*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 113*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145259" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="34">x != 1 or x NEQ 1</paragraph> 114*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 115*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 116*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150551" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="35">The condition is true if "x" does not equal 1.</paragraph> 117*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 118*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 119*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 120*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 121*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147749" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="36">sinx == 0</paragraph> 122*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 123*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 124*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146345" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="37">The condition is true if "x" is a multiple of pi.</paragraph> 125*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 126*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 127*e91968a5Smseidel</table> 128*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149846" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="38">To use comparative operators with strings, the operands must be bounded by double quotation marks:</paragraph> 129*e91968a5Smseidel<table id="tbl_id3148855"> 130*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 131*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 132*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151078" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="39">x == "ABC" or x EQ "ABC"</paragraph> 133*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 134*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 135*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150162" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="40">Checks if variable "x" contains (true) the "ABC" string, or not (false).</paragraph> 136*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 137*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 138*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 139*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 140*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153301" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="41">x == "" or x EQ ""</paragraph> 141*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156120" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="90">or</paragraph> 142*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156133" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="42">!x or NOT x</paragraph> 143*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 144*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 145*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156112" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="44">Checks if the variable "x" contains an empty string.</paragraph> 146*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 147*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 148*e91968a5Smseidel</table> 149*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150097" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="45">The "equal" comparative operator must be represented by two equal signs (==) in a condition. For example, if you define a variable "x" with the value of 1, you can enter the condition as x==1.</paragraph> 150*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148791" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 151*e91968a5Smseideloldref="95">User Data</paragraph> 152*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150028" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="96">You can include user data when you define conditions. To change your user data, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - $[officename] - User data</emph>. User data must be entered in the form of strings. You can query the user data with "==" (EQ), "!=" (NEQ), or "!"(NOT).</paragraph> 153*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153124" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="97">The following table lists user data variables and their meanings:</paragraph> 154*e91968a5Smseidel<table id="tbl_id3153139"> 155*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 156*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 157*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149632" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="130">Variable</paragraph> 158*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 159*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 160*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150662" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="131">Meaning</paragraph> 161*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 162*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 163*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 164*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 165*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154026" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="98">user_firstname</paragraph> 166*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 167*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 168*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149953" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="99">First name</paragraph> 169*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 170*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 171*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 172*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 173*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147272" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="100">user_lastname</paragraph> 174*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 175*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 176*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149601" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="101">Last name</paragraph> 177*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 178*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 179*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 180*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 181*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150770" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="102">user_initials</paragraph> 182*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 183*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 184*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155529" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="103">Initials</paragraph> 185*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 186*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 187*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 188*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 189*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148705" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="104">user_company</paragraph> 190*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 191*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 192*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148728" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="105">Company</paragraph> 193*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 194*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 195*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 196*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 197*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155361" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="106">user_street</paragraph> 198*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 199*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 200*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154222" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="107">Street</paragraph> 201*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 202*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 203*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 204*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 205*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145108" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="108">user_country</paragraph> 206*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 207*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 208*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146885" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="109">Country</paragraph> 209*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 210*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 211*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 212*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 213*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149580" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="110">user_zipcode</paragraph> 214*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 215*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 216*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156241" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="111">Zip code</paragraph> 217*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 218*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 219*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 220*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 221*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148922" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="112">user_city</paragraph> 222*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 223*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 224*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148945" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="113">City</paragraph> 225*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 226*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 227*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 228*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 229*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156053" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="114">user_title</paragraph> 230*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 231*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 232*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159219" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="115">Title</paragraph> 233*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 234*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 235*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 236*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 237*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156435" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="116">user_position</paragraph> 238*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 239*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 240*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145178" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="117">Position</paragraph> 241*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 242*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 243*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 244*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 245*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150797" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="118">user_tel_work</paragraph> 246*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 247*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 248*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150820" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="119">Business telephone number</paragraph> 249*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 250*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 251*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 252*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 253*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150894" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="120">user_tel_home</paragraph> 254*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 255*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 256*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155320" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="121">Home telephone number</paragraph> 257*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 258*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 259*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 260*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 261*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154400" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="122">user_fax</paragraph> 262*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 263*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 264*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153363" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="123">Fax number</paragraph> 265*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 266*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 267*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 268*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 269*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153390" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="124">user_email</paragraph> 270*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 271*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 272*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154948" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="125">E-mail address</paragraph> 273*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 274*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 275*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 276*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 277*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145603" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="126">user_state</paragraph> 278*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 279*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 280*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150129" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="127">State (not in all $[officename] versions)</paragraph> 281*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 282*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 283*e91968a5Smseidel</table> 284*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150147" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="128">For example, to hide a paragraph, text, or a section from a user with a specific initial, such as "LM", enter the condition: user_initials=="LM".</paragraph> 285*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154115" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 286*e91968a5Smseideloldref="46">Conditions and Database Fields</paragraph> 287*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154128" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="47">You can define conditions for accessing databases, or database fields. For example, you can check the contents of a database field from a condition, or use database fields in logical expressions. The following table lists a few more examples of using databases in conditions:</paragraph> 288*e91968a5Smseidel<table id="tbl_id3154848"> 289*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 290*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 291*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156066" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="132">Example</paragraph> 292*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 293*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 294*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156088" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="133">Meaning</paragraph> 295*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 296*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 297*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 298*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 299*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155948" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="48">Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 300*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148673" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="91">Database.Table.Company NEQ ""</paragraph> 301*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148687" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="92">Database.Table.Company != ""</paragraph> 302*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 303*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 304*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155373" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="49">The condition is true if the COMPANY field is not empty. (In the first example, no operator is required.)</paragraph> 305*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 306*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 307*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 308*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 309*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149977" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="7">!Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 310*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149991" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="129">NOT Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 311*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150004" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="50">Database.Table.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 312*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146911" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="9">Database.Table.Company ==""</paragraph> 313*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 314*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 315*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148733" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="8">Returns TRUE if the COMPANY field is empty.</paragraph> 316*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 317*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 318*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 319*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 320*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148762" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="5">Database.Table.Company !="Sun"</paragraph> 321*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153016" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="149">Database.Table.Company NEQ "Sun"</paragraph> 322*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 323*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 324*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153040" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="6">Returns TRUE if the current entry in the COMPANY field is not "Sun". (Exclamation sign represents a logical NOT.)</paragraph> 325*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 326*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 327*e91968a5Smseidel<tablerow> 328*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 329*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154605" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="51">Database.Table.Firstname AND Database.Table.Name</paragraph> 330*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 331*e91968a5Smseidel<tablecell> 332*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153059" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="52">Returns TRUE if the record contains the first and the last name.</paragraph> 333*e91968a5Smseidel</tablecell> 334*e91968a5Smseidel</tablerow> 335*e91968a5Smseidel</table> 336*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159247" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="53">Note the difference between the boolean NOT "!" and the comparative operator not equal "!=" (NEQ).</paragraph> 337*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153876" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="54">When you refer to a database field in a condition, use the form Databasename.Tablename.Fieldname. If one of the names contains a character that is an operator, such as a minus sign (-), enclose the name in square brackets, for example, Databasename.[Table-name].Fieldname. Never use spaces inside field names.<comment>UFI: fixes bug #i25781# - but see #i25983#. Fixes also #i19571#</comment></paragraph> 338*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153891" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" 339*e91968a5Smseideloldref="55">Example: Hiding an Empty Database Field</paragraph> 340*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150051" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="56">You may want to create a condition that hides an empty field, for example, if the COMPANY field is empty for some of the data records.</paragraph> 341*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150067" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="57">Select the <emph>Hidden Paragraph</emph> list entry, and type the following condition: Addressbook.Addresses.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 342*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147110" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="150">or type the following</paragraph> 343*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147123" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="151">NOT Addressbook.Addresses.Company</paragraph> 344*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147136" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="152">If the COMPANY database field is empty, the condition is true and the paragraph is hidden.</paragraph> 345*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150232" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="58">To display hidden paragraphs on the screen, you can choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>, and clear the <emph>Fields: Hidden paragraphs</emph> check box.</paragraph> 346*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145218" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 347*e91968a5Smseideloldref="59">Examples of Conditions in Fields</paragraph> 348*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145231" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="60">The following examples use the Conditional text field, although they can be applied to any fields that can be linked to a condition. The syntax used for conditions is also used for the Hidden text, Hidden paragraph, Any record or Next record fields.</paragraph> 349*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150311" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 350*e91968a5Smseideloldref="61">To display conditional text based on the number of pages:</paragraph> 351*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 352*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 353*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150333" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="136">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab.</paragraph> 354*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 355*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 356*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147471" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="62">In the <emph>Type</emph> list, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 357*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 358*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 359*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154294" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="63">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type "page == 1".</paragraph> 360*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 361*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 362*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154319" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="64">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "There is only one page".</paragraph> 363*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 364*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 365*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150640" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">In the <emph>Or</emph> box, type "There are several pages".</paragraph> 366*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 367*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 368*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153086" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="137">Click <emph>Insert</emph>, and then click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph> 369*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 370*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 371*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155814" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 372*e91968a5Smseideloldref="67">To display conditional text based on a user-defined Variable</paragraph> 373*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 374*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 375*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155836" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="138">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Variables</emph> tab.</paragraph> 376*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 377*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 378*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155109" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="68">In the <emph>Type</emph> list, click "Set Variable".</paragraph> 379*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 380*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 381*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147008" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="139">In the <emph>Name</emph> box, type "Profit".</paragraph> 382*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 383*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 384*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147032" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="140">In the <emph>Value</emph> box, type "5000".</paragraph> 385*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 386*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 387*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152974" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="141">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 388*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 389*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 390*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152998" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 391*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 392*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 393*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150952" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="142">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type "Profit < 5000".</paragraph> 394*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 395*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 396*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156291" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "Target is not met".</paragraph> 397*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 398*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 399*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156317" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="72">In the <emph>Or</emph> box, type "Target is met".</paragraph> 400*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 401*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 402*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154366" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="143">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 403*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 404*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 405*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154389" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="73">To edit the contents of the "Profit" variable, double-click the variable field.</paragraph> 406*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155573" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 407*e91968a5Smseideloldref="74">To display conditional text based on the contents of a database field:</paragraph> 408*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155587" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="144">The first part of this example inserts a space between the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields in a document, and the second part inserts text based on the contents of a field. This example requires that an address data source is registered with $[officename].</paragraph> 409*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 410*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 411*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150523" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="145">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Database</emph> tab.</paragraph> 412*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 413*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 414*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148811" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="75">In the <emph>Type</emph> list, click "Mail merge fields".</paragraph> 415*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 416*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 417*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148841" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="76">In the <emph>Database selection</emph> box, double-click an address book, click "First Name", and then click <emph>Insert</emph>. Repeat for "Last Name".</paragraph> 418*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 419*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 420*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147549" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="78">In the document, place the cursor between the two fields, press Space, and then return to the <emph>Fields</emph> dialog:</paragraph> 421*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 422*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 423*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150416" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="79">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and then click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 424*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 425*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 426*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153589" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="146">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type: "Addressbook.addresses.firstname".</paragraph> 427*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 428*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 429*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153615" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="80">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type a space and leave the <emph>Or</emph> box blank.</paragraph> 430*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 431*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 432*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153562" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="84">You can now use a condition to insert text based on the contents of the First Name field.</paragraph> 433*e91968a5Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 434*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 435*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150574" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="147">In the <emph>Fields</emph> dialog, click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab.</paragraph> 436*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 437*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 438*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150605" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="85">In the <emph>Type</emph> box, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 439*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 440*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 441*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151277" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="86">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type: Addressbook.addresses.firstname == "Michael"</paragraph> 442*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 443*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 444*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151303" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="87">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "Dear".</paragraph> 445*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 446*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 447*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149138" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="88">In the <emph>Else</emph> box, type "Hello".</paragraph> 448*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 449*e91968a5Smseidel<listitem> 450*e91968a5Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149163" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="148">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 451*e91968a5Smseidel</listitem> 452*e91968a5Smseidel</list> 453*e91968a5Smseidel</body> 454cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 455