-embeddedDefault

Specify a replacement string for embedded fields that exist on the form but not found in the data.

Syntax

-embeddedDefault replacementString

Description

If the data field is not found but is used as an embedded field then it doesn't get replaced. With this option, you may specify the default replacement string. If replacementString is missing then an empty string is used for replacement.

First use-case: for example such label "EMAIL: \[EMAIL\]" remain unchanged if no EMAIL found in the data. If you want to get something like "EMAIL: " instead, you may supply Merge with "-embeddedDefault " option.

Second use-case: you may want to check if all required fields are present in the data, so you may specify something like "embeddedDefault """, run Merge and then search output for "" string.