Data Merge - Change Text/Cell Characteristics based on Data Value

I am working on a letter that is sent to our diabetic patients during their birthday month...the letter will contain the last known test results and date for several measures and then recommend action based on those results.
The data comes from a text file (csv file separated by "^") generated by our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) database...
What I need is a script or tool that will recognize specific text and then change the font size and cell background for that particular field...
In the first example below, everything is normal, so there is no notification necessary...
In the second example, the BP is too high (calculation is performed by our EMR), so the csv file includes "Due Now" and "Yes" for the final two columns in the table. The script needs to recognize "Due Now," enlarge the font, change the color, and change the background color of the cell, and then recognize "Yes" and do the same.
Is this possible? Is there a tool/script/method that I need?
Example 1
CSV File Text: ^130/70 (3-28-2011)^Next Visit^No^
InDesign Table:
Measure
Your Goal
Your Results
Next Test?
Contact Doctor?
Blood Pressure
< 130/80
130/70 (3-28-2011)
Next Visit
No
Example 2
CSV File Text: ^160/90 (3-28-2011)^Due Now^Yes^
InDesign Table:
Measure
Your Goal
Your Results
Next Test?
Contact Doctor?
Blood Pressure
< 130/80
160/90 (3-28-2011)
Due Now
Yes
Thanks!
B. Mark Hooten
Medical Media, Mail Room, Print Shop
O k l a h o m a C i t y V A M C

Mark.Hooten wrote:
I am working on a letter that is sent to our diabetic patients during their birthday month...the letter will contain the last known test results and date for several measures and then recommend action based on those results.
The data comes from a text file (csv file separated by "^") generated by our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) database...
What I need is a script or tool that will recognize specific text and then change the font size and cell background for that particular field...
In the first example below, everything is normal, so there is no notification necessary...
In the second example, the BP is too high (calculation is performed by our EMR), so the csv file includes "Due Now" and "Yes" for the final two columns in the table. The script needs to recognize "Due Now," enlarge the font, change the color, and change the background color of the cell, and then recognize "Yes" and do the same.
Is this possible? Is there a tool/script/method that I need?
Example 1
CSV File Text: ^130/70 (3-28-2011)^Next Visit^No^
InDesign Table:
Measure
Your Goal
Your Results
Next Test?
Contact Doctor?
Blood Pressure
< 130/80
130/70 (3-28-2011)
Next Visit
No
Example 2
CSV File Text: ^160/90 (3-28-2011)^Due Now^Yes^
InDesign Table:
Measure
Your Goal
Your Results
Next Test?
Contact Doctor?
Blood Pressure
< 130/80
160/90 (3-28-2011)
Due Now
Yes
Thanks!
B. Mark Hooten
Medical Media, Mail Room, Print Shop
O k l a h o m a C i t y V A M C
Have you considered programming the database application to perform the logic tests, combine the data with the appropriate InDesign tagged text markup, and output the result as an InDesign tagged text file in .txt format? You can then place the tagged .txt file in a new blank InDesign file.
Search Google for terms like "InDesign tagged text user guide" without quotes for the tagged text guide and related links. Export an InDesign file as tagged text to get an idea of what's involved. In fact, you can use the tagged text exported from your data merge setup as the basis for what the coded database needs to do. You need to open the tagged text file in a text editor, not in InDesign.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
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