MailMergeDataSource.ApplyFilter method (Publisher)

Applies a filter to a mail merge data source to remove (or filter out) specified records containing (or not containing) specific data.

Syntax

expression.ApplyFilter

expression A variable that represents a MailMergeDataSource object.

Example

This example adds a new filter that removes all records with a blank Region field and then applies the filter to the active publication. This example assumes that a mail merge data source is attached to the active publication.

Sub FilterDataSource() 
 With ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource 
 .Filters.Add Column:="Region", _ 
 Comparison:=msoFilterComparisonIsBlank, _ 
 Conjunction:=msoFilterConjunctionAnd 
 .ApplyFilter 
 End With 
End Sub

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