<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: 
<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. ]

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>