Microsoft KB Archive/61391

Word: Using Semicolons as the Separator in Data File

PSS ID Number: Q61391 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word version 5.0 and 5.5 when using a semicolon as a separator in a Print Merge DATA document, the “decimal character:” field in the Options menu must be set to a comma and not a period (.). The error message:

Unknown field name

will occur in Word version 5.00 if the Options “decimal character:” field is set to a period.

The Word version 5.50, 6.00 message is:

This Field Name Is Not Defined

Using a semicolon as the separator is described on page 316 of the “Using Microsoft Word” manual or page 309 of the Word 5.50 manual.

KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg KBSubcategory: kbmerge Additional reference words: delimiter ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.