Concatenate text in IDM word-connect

Veena_123 · 2025-06-16T16:19:21+00:00

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Hi,

I am trying to arrange the text from CRS950 in IDM document. How can I concatenate the text to display it in 1 line. Currently its displaying like below (as is from text block where text field length is 60)

I want to display it like

P022-009: PESER 2,5000G DANS UN BECHER ET AJOUTER A ENVIRON 100,G AVEC EAU DEMINERALISEE.MATURATION 12 JOURS, PUIS TEST
A NOUVEAU

My structure is like below - /M3OutDocument/DataArea/Document/DocumentHeader/CustomLines/QMSSPE_Instructions/N2TX60

<CustomLines Label="Instructions">
<N2TX60 Label="Text"></N2TX60>
<QMSSPE_Instructions Label="Instructions">
<N2TX60>P022-009: PESER 2,5000G DANS UN BECHER ET AJOUTER A ENVIRON</N2TX60></QMSSPE_Instructions>
<QMSSPE_Instructions Label="Instructions">
<N2TX60>100,G AVEC EAU DEMINERALISEE.MATURATION 12 JOURS, PUIS TEST</N2TX60></QMSSPE_Instructions>
<QMSSPE_Instructions Label="Instructions">
<N2TX60>A NOUVEAU</N2TX60></QMSSPE_Instructions></CustomLines>

Thanks

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Denis MARETTE

I'm not convinced that IDM's current features can meet this need.
But I'll be glad if someone contradicts me.
If not, perhaps we should turn to an IDM alternative such as the InterForm solution?

Erik van der Vlugt

Have not tested it but perhaps this does something like what you look for. In CMS007 on a text section there is a field called "grp by element". Could not quickly find any proper documentation on it.

Veena_123

I found a KB article KB2062058 which would help to concat 2 different fields from different elements. I tried different things, but its only showing me first element, not 2nd and 3rd.

My code is like below.

concat(

/M3OutDocument/DataArea/Document/DocumentHeader/CustomLines/QMSSPE_Instructions/N2TX60[1], ', ' ,

/M3OutDocument/DataArea/Document/DocumentHeader/CustomLines/QMSSPE_Instructions/N2TX60[2], ', ' ,

/M3OutDocument/DataArea/Document/DocumentHeader/CustomLines/QMSSPE_Instructions/N2TX60[3])

KB2062058 articles details:

1. Remove all the fields including the repeater

2. Replace it by inserting the field as Plain Text

3. Edit and apply this xpath to the field:

concat(TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[1],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[2],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[3])

4. You can add more TextBlock nodes just to be sure that all the ZZTEXT lines will be printed in the PDF file.

Ex. concat(TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[1],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[2],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[3],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[4],' ', TextBlock[@Subtype = 'PreText']/ZZTEXT[5])

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