Article ID: 212104
Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q212104
SYMPTOMS
You may receive blank results during a mail merge when the mail merge document uses a header file and you have attached a database source file using ODBC.
For each record merged, you may receive the following message, where "x" is the record number:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
Method 1: Use ODBC to Attach Your Data Source
Do not attach a separate header file when you use ODBC to attach your data file. Instead, add your mail merge field names to your data file.
Method 2: Use DDE to Attach Your Data Source
When you attach your data source to your mail merge main document, follow these steps:
- In the Mail Merge Helper (on the Tools menu, click Mail Merge), click Get Data and then click Open Data Source.
- In the Open Data Source dialog box, click to select your data source, select the Select method check box, and then click Open.
- In the Confirm Data Source dialog box, click to select the appropriate data source via DDE and click OK.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about creating a mail merge data source, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
212322 WD2000: How to Design and Set Up Mail Merge Data
Keywords: kbmerge kbprb KB212104
