Microsoft KB Archive/212104

= WD2000: Merge Results Blank Using Header File with ODBC Data Source =

Article ID: 212104

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212104





SYMPTOMS
You may receive blank results during a mail merge when the mail merge document uses a header file and you have attached a database source file using ODBC.

For each record merged, you may receive the following message, where "x" is the record number:

One or more data fields in record x were truncated.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Use ODBC to Attach Your Data Source
Do not attach a separate header file when you use ODBC to attach your data file. Instead, add your mail merge field names to your data file.

Method 2: Use DDE to Attach Your Data Source
When you attach your data source to your mail merge main document, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the Mail Merge Helper (on the Tools menu, click Mail Merge), click Get Data and then click Open Data Source.
 * 2) In the Open Data Source dialog box, click to select your data source, select the Select method check box, and then click Open.
 * 3) In the Confirm Data Source dialog box, click to select the appropriate data source via DDE and click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about creating a mail merge data source, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212322 WD2000: How to Design and Set Up Mail Merge Data

Keywords: kbmerge kbprb KB212104

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