Microsoft KB Archive/180845

= WD98: Extended Characters From dBase 3.x File Missing =

Article ID: 180845

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q180845



SYMPTOMS
When you use a dBASE 3.x file in Word, most of the extended characters are missing. This problem will occur when you do one of the following:


 * Open the file in Word.

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 * Use the dBASE 3.x file as a mail merge data source. (In the Mail Merge Helper, click Get Data, and then click Open Data Source.)

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 * Insert the dBASE 3.x file into a Word document. (On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Database. On the Database toolbar, click the Insert Database button.)

NOTE: This functionality is different from Word for the Macintosh versions 6.x.



CAUSE
This functionality is by design. When the Word FoxPro/dBASE converter encounters a character that it does not understand, the character is replaced with an underscore character.



WORKAROUND
Upgrade your dBASE 3.x database to a dBASE 4.x or later database.

