Microsoft KB Archive/173574

= Cannot use Visual FoxPro ODBC driver in Word mail merge =

Article ID: 173574

Article Last Modified on 5/17/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173574



SYMPTOMS
When you perform a mail merge in Microsoft Word 97 with a data file from Visual FoxPro, Visual FoxPro is not available in the Files Of Type list; and if Word finds the file, it does not open it.

This problem applies to files with the .dbc or .dbf file name extensions.



CAUSE
In order for Word to list a file type in the Files Of Type list during a mail merge, Word needs an installable Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM) file for the product.

Because there is no installable ISAM file for Visual FoxPro, the Visual FoxPro option is not available in the Files Of Type list.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, install the latest version of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). To obtain the latest version of MDAC, please browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937695.aspx



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem does not occur in Microsoft Word 2000.

