email merges problem in 2003

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where I do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to 2003 from
XP?

Thanks,

Gordon

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"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where I do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to 2003
from
XP?

Thanks,

Gordon

Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform the merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where I do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to 2003
from
XP?

Thanks,

Gordon

Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and has been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform the merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to 2003
from
XP?

Thanks,

Gordon

But what are the exact steps you are using to conduct the merge? What is the
text of the error message you are seeing?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and has been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to
2003
from
XP?

Hi Sue!

What I did was call up the previously working (in Outlook and Word XP) Word
merge file and this is the error I get, as attached.

When I hit "yes" then Word stalls and I have to Task Mgr | Processes | right
click Winword.exe and end all processes.

Thanks,

Gordon


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
But what are the exact steps you are using to conduct the merge? What is
the
text of the error message you are seeing?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and has
been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files where
I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to
2003
from
XP?

Is Contacts referring to your Outlook Contacts folder or to a database
table?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue!

What I did was call up the previously working (in Outlook and Word XP)
Word
merge file and this is the error I get, as attached.

When I hit "yes" then Word stalls and I have to Task Mgr | Processes |
right
click Winword.exe and end all processes.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and has
been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files
where
I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a
SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded to
2003
from
XP?

Hi Sue,

It refers to the Outlook Contacts....

Thx,

Gordon
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Is Contacts referring to your Outlook Contacts folder or to a database
table?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue!

What I did was call up the previously working (in Outlook and Word XP)
Word
merge file and this is the error I get, as attached.

When I hit "yes" then Word stalls and I have to Task Mgr | Processes |
right
click Winword.exe and end all processes.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and
has
been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform
the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files
where
I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with a
SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to
my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I upgraded
to
2003
from
XP?

To try to fix this, I'd make a copy of your existing merge document. Then,
start a merge from Outlook and use the merge document copy.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

It refers to the Outlook Contacts....

Thx,

Gordon
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Is Contacts referring to your Outlook Contacts folder or to a database
table?


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue!

What I did was call up the previously working (in Outlook and Word XP)
Word
merge file and this is the error I get, as attached.

When I hit "yes" then Word stalls and I have to Task Mgr | Processes |
right
click Winword.exe and end all processes.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges and
has
been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to perform
the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the files
where
I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up with
a
SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back to
my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I
upgraded
to
2003
from
XP?

Hi Sue!

Except I've got about 50 email merge files that I've set up since Office
2000.....

So, what I will do is start from scratch on my main file that I use the
most, get that up and running, then cut and paste to and from it to use the
others that I will need.

Take care, and thanks...

Gordon
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
To try to fix this, I'd make a copy of your existing merge document. Then,
start a merge from Outlook and use the merge document copy.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

It refers to the Outlook Contacts....

Thx,

Gordon
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Is Contacts referring to your Outlook Contacts folder or to a database
table?


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue!

What I did was call up the previously working (in Outlook and Word
XP)
Word
merge file and this is the error I get, as attached.

When I hit "yes" then Word stalls and I have to Task Mgr | Processes
|
right
click Winword.exe and end all processes.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...
Hi Sue,

The Outlook XP and Word XP worked just fine with email merges
and
has
been
since it was Office 2000.

The Contacts list is the list that is used in the email merges.

It just stopped working after the upgrade.

Word 2003 is used, yes.

Gordon

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
...
Since you didn't explain what steps you're following to
perform
the
merge,
it's hard to know what, if anything, might need to be done.


"Gordon J. Rattray" wrote in message
...

Hi there,

I upgraded to Outlook 2003 from XP and when I go to the
files
where
I
do
email merges from, the Outlook stalls and then comes up
with
a
SQL
server
path choice.

Never saw this before, so I tried in vain to point it back
to
my
contacts
list from Outlook, no success at all.

What do I do to restore it to the way it was before I
upgraded
to
2003
from
XP?