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Molly - 22 Aug 2007 19:52 GMT

When setting up a merge, I would like to be able to have .mer file types show
automatically in the type of files box. Currently, I am shown all files
except mer files as possible files to use in my merge. I have to go to the
pull down in the the "types of file" box and select .mer files.
Is there a way to change this?
MT

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 22 Aug 2007 20:31 GMT

What type of file is a .mer file? The simplest thing would be to change the
extension to one that automatically appears.

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> When setting up a merge, I would like to be able to have .mer file types
> show
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> Is there a way to change this?
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Molly - 22 Aug 2007 20:54 GMT

Hi,
A .mer file is a filemaker pro 6 file type. It is used to merge documents
into Word.

> What type of file is a .mer file? The simplest thing would be to change the
> extension to one that automatically appears.
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> > Is there a way to change this?
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Peter Jamieson - 27 Aug 2007 16:19 GMT

But is it, for example, a delimited text file like this

nameoffield1,nameoffield2
ro1field1data,row1field2data
row2field1data,row2field2data

(in which case, if possible, change the extension to .txt or .csv)

or something else?

Which version of Word are you using?

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> Hi,
> A .mer file is a filemaker pro 6 file type. It is used to merge documents
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>> > Is there a way to change this?
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