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Merge Links Lost
Everytime I close a main merge file, I lose the connection to the data.
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Which version of Word? What is the data source?
Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Jan wrote: Everytime I close a main merge file, I lose the connection to the data. |
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I am using MSWord 2003 and I use Word tables and Excel spreadsheets for data
files. I also use Access queries etc. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Which version of Word? What is the data source? Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Jan wrote: Everytime I close a main merge file, I lose the connection to the data. |
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Merge Links Lost
This type of problem has traditionally occurred in some cases,
especially when the data source is Excel or Access, but I don't think it is common when the data source is a Word table. However, I'm not actively using Office 2003 much now so it's also possible that an update has changed its behaviour a bit. But a. are you experiencing this with Word data sources, or just the Excel/Access ones? b. is there a VBA macro in your document/template that might run when you close your document, e.g. an Autoclose macro? c. do your data sources have long pathnames? If so, can you try experimenting with a data source with a short pathname? Or are they on network drives? d. when you re-open your mailmerge main document, try - re-attaching the data source in the usual way, to get you through the dialogs - then enable the Mailmerge toolbar (View-Toolbars) if it isn't enabled already - then use the 2nd button to change the mail merge main document type back to "Normal Word Document" - now go through the process of connecting to the data source again - save and close the document - re-open and see if anything has changed Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Jan wrote: I am using MSWord 2003 and I use Word tables and Excel spreadsheets for data files. I also use Access queries etc. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Which version of Word? What is the data source? Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Jan wrote: Everytime I close a main merge file, I lose the connection to the data. |
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