Microsoft KB Archive/60163

Word: Mixing Commas and Tabs in a Word 4.00 Print Merge

PSS ID Number: Q60163 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When doing a print merge in Word version 4.00, separating field names in the data document by using both commas and tabs produces the error message “Unknown Field Name.” Word 4.00 assumes that the document uses either commas or tabs as field delimiters, but not both. (This procedure was allowed in Word version 3.02.)

To avoid this problem, do one of the following:


 * 1) Convert all tabs to commas.

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 Use the Insert Table command on the Document menu to place the data into a table. Note that this can be done only if the text is delimited either with all tabs or all commas.

KBCategory: kbprint KBSubCategory: kbmerge kbtable Additional reference words: macword macword5 ====================================================================== ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.