Microsoft KB Archive/28321

“File Is Not Available” with Print Merge

PSS ID Number: Q28321 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word version 6.0 the message is “Error in Data Instruction” will appear when performing a Print Merge Document or Printer because Transfer Options is set to a directory other than the one that contains the data document. In Microsoft Word versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5 the error message reads “File is not available.”

The recommended solution is to articulate the entire drive, path, and data filename in the DATA statement at the top of the document. For example:

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Where C:is the directory that contains the data document and ADDRESS.DOC is the name of the data document.

You may also set Options to the appropriate directory:

Word versions 5.5, 6.0
In Word versions 5.5, 6.0, from the File menu select Open (ALT, F, O) and choose Options (ALT+O) and set the directory to the one that contains the data document.

Word versions 4.0 and 5.0
In versions 4.0 and 5.0, set Transfer Options to the directory that contains the data document.

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