Footer with Field Codes

Hi everybody,

I created a document with 2 footers, 1 left and one right of the document.

In the left footer I created the following code:

{ = { SECTIONPAGES } - { PAGE } \# " 'Initials:';;" }

This way my document shows no footer if it only consists of 1 page and a footer on each page other then the last page if it consists of multiple pages. I specifically chose this code instead of the IF code because I need to merge the document, so IF codes are no good.

In the right footer I created the following code:

{ = { SECTIONPAGES } + { PAGE } \# " 'Page {PAGE} of {NUMPAGES}';;" }

I did this because other then the left footer, I need the right footer to show on the last page if the document consists of multiple pages.
The only thing is, that I do not want the right footer to show if the document consists of 1 page, just like I do with the left footer.

Any suggestions on how to adjust the code in order to get the right footer work the way I want it to?

So, resuming:

Document has only 1 page: no left footer and no right footer
Document has more then 1 page: left footer on every page other then the last page and right footer on every page

Thanks in advance!

Thanks!

Sorry, still got a little problem. I use this document to create letters to our customers. Sometimes I select only 1 customer to merge and sometimes multiple customers. In a 2 page letter, if I select only 1 customer, the code you wrote works just fine. But if I select 2 customers I get the following:
Customer 1, first page: Page 1 of 4
Customer 1, second page: Page 2 of 4
Customer 2, first page: Page 1 of 4
Customer 2, second page: Page 2 of 4
In a 1 page letter the code works fine on all selections.

Any idea how to resolve the page issue on multiple merge selections?

Hi macropod,

Thank you so much for helping me out. Off course I should have known that I had to change numpages into sectionpages...

mubashir aziz,

If you still get the syntax error try the following: press 4x in a row CTRL-F9 so that you get all the braces you need and then type the syntax within the braces like mentioned above. This should work.

Originally Posted by macropod

Change 'NUMPAGES' to 'SECTIONPAGES'

Agreed........with you.....