Microsoft KB Archive/198359

= WD97: Err Msg: "MergeField Was Not Found..." When Mail Merging =

Article ID: 198359

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198359





SYMPTOMS
When you try to run a mail merge using a main document and data source that were created in Word version 5.x for Macintosh, the following error message may appear:

Error! MergeField was not found in header record of data source.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the Word 5.x document contains a MERGEFIELD field with a division (/) symbol. This symbol is not converted correctly in later versions of Word.

For example:

In a converted Word 5.x main document, you may have a MERGEFIELD that resembles one of the following examples:

<>

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{ MergeField Zip/10 }



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the MERGEFIELD so that it resembles the following:

{ = { MergeField Zip } / 10 }

NOTE: To change field codes in the Word versions listed at the beginning of this article, use the ALT+F9 shortcut keys.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbfield kbfix KB198359

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