Mail Merging FoxPro Memo Files with Word 6.0 for WindowsID: Q108619 2.50 2.50a 2.50b WINDOWS kbinterop kbprg The information in this article applies to:
To use FoxPro memo files in mail merge documents created in Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows, do the following: 1. Create a database with a memo field. Type some information in the memo field. 2. Close the database and start Word version 6.0. 3. From the Tools menu, choose Mail Merge, and then choose the Create button under Main Document. Edit your main document as needed. 4. From the Tools menu, choose Mail Merge, choose the Get Data button under Data Source, and then choose Open Data Source. 5. Select "MS FoxPro Files (*.DBF)" from the List Files Of Type box, and then select the FoxPro database. NOTE: If "MS FoxPro Files (*.DBF)" is not available, you must install the data access (ODBC) utilities using the Word Setup program. 6. Return to the Word document, choose the Insert Merge Field button, and the memo field name will appear. Text from the memo field will take on the attributes of the document it is being merged into. Word will also reformat the merge document to fit in the contents of the memo field. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b KBCategory: kbinterop kbprg KBSubcategory: FxinteropOdbc Keywords : FxinteropOdbc Version : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b Platform : WINDOWS |
Last Reviewed: May 1, 1996 |
