Microsoft KB Archive/208455

= ACC2000: Export to MS Word for Windows Creates .TXT Extension =

Article ID: 208455

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q208455



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
Exporting a Microsoft Access table to a Microsoft Word for Windows merge file creates a text file with a .txt extension instead of a Word for Windows document with a .doc extension, as you would expect.



CAUSE
Microsoft Access cannot export data to Word for Windows native file format. However, the text file that is exported by Microsoft Access can be used by Word for Windows. Microsoft Access can export data as a .rtf (Rich Text Format) file, which can be read by Microsoft Word.

NOTE: In Microsoft Word version 6.0 or later, you can merge data directly from Microsoft Access without having to export the data into another file. For more information, consult the Microsoft Word documentation.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) Click any table, and then click Export on the File menu.
 * 3) Click Microsoft Word Merge (.txt) in the Save as Type box, and then click Save. Note that the file that is created has a .txt extension, not a .doc extension.

