Data Merge - advanced...

Question

[ID CS3 ver. 5.0.3 at Vista 64-bit]
Need to make [200 page members directory] a data merge from an Excel file - issue: I have to add some additional info [photos and extra text] this info is NOT to be placed in a structed order.
The data merge works fine from a converted Excel file to a "text - tab file" - all text rows are merged into the ID doc in separate text cells. I need to add the following to the ID doc after the merge:
- SOME of the persons need to have a photos above there info
- Need to add a text line to separate SOME of the persons data.
After the data merge - each row in Excel is placed in a separate cell. When adding a frame with photo or an extra text line the text cells below do not move an inch nor to the next page.
Anybody have a solution to have the text boxes flow through the ID doc?
BR
Freitag

Answer 1

> It may be possible to move an individual field after the merge, also, but I've never tried it.
It is, but I think the problem is bigger than that, if I understand it correctly.
> Anybody have a solution to have the text boxes flow through the ID doc?
You'd need all your merged text frames nested inline within threaded text frames throughout the document. If that's possible at all, I imagine it would have to be scripted and applied after the merge.
The only other solution I can imagine would be to set up your merge to include a "placeholder" image for ALL the records, which will make room for the few that actually get them.