ST_MailMergeDest (Merged Document Destination Types)

This simple type specifies the possible results which may be generated when a mail merge is carried out on a given WordprocessingML source document. In other words, this element is used to specify what is to be done with the merged documents that result from populating the fields within a given merged WordprocessingML document with data from the specified external data source.

[Example: Consider a WordprocessingML source document containing the following WordprocessingML:

<w:mailMerge>
<w:destination w:val="newDocument" />
…
</w:mailMerge>

The destination element's val attribute is set to newDocument, specifying that when the mail merge is carried out, the source document shall be used to generate a specified number of new documents, which may be handled as appropriate. end example]

This simple type's contents are a restriction of the XML Schema string datatype.

The following are possible enumeration values for this type:

Enumeration Value	Description
email (Send Merged Documents as E-mail Messages)	Specifies that conforming hosting applications shall generate emails using the documents that result from populating the fields within a given merged WordprocessingML document with data from the specified external data source.
fax (Send Merged Documents as Faxes)	Specifies that conforming hosting applications shall generate faxes using the documents that result from populating the fields within a given merged WordprocessingML document with data from the specified external data source.
newDocument (Send Merged Documents to New Documents)	Specifies that conforming hosting applications shall generate new documents by populating the fields within a given merged WordprocessingML document with data from the specified external data source.
printer (Send Merged Documents to Printer)	Specifies that conforming hosting applications shall print the documents that result from populating the fields within a given merged WordprocessingML document with external data from the specified external data source.

 

Referenced By

destination@val (§2.14.11)

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this simple type:

<simpleType name="ST_MailMergeDest">

   <restriction base="xsd:string">

   <enumeration value="newDocument"/>

   <enumeration value="printer"/>

   <enumeration value="email"/>

   <enumeration value="fax"/>

   </restriction>

</simpleType>