Microsoft KB Archive/275359

= WD2001: Word Disconnects the Data Source When a Field Name Is Changed =

Article ID: 275359

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q275359



SYMPTOMS
When you change the name of a field in the data source of a merge document and that field is used in sorting or filtering the data, you receive the following error message:

This merge document contains outdated sorting information. Word is removing it.

Word disconnects the merge document from the data source.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) Delete the merge fields from the main merge document.
 * 2) In the Data Merge Manager, click Get Data, and then click Open Data Source. Navigate to the data source file that you want, select it, and then click Open.
 * 3) Drag the fields from the Merge Field section of the Data Merge Manager and position them in the main merge document.
 * 4) Set any Query Options and proceed with the merge operation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about accessing data sources in merge operations, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Help menu, click Contents and Index, click Index, and then click M.
 * 2) Scroll down until you locate merge, and then click the arrow to the left to view a list of topics under the general topic.
 * 3) Click Working with data sources in data merge.

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