We are now using mailmerge very successfully for document assembly
with a number of different documents.
However, if we have only ONE field in the data file that is to be
merged, then word is bringing up a dialog with the following text:
Data fields must be separated from each other by a character called a
field delimiter. Similarly, data records must be separated by a record
delimiter. Use the lists below to select the appropriate delimiter
The source data file basically contains:
FieldName<nl>
FieldValue<nl>
<EOF>
The user has to press OK to continue with the merge
If we have two fields, like in the example below then the dialog does
not appear.
FieldName1,FieldName2<nl>
FieldValue1,FieldValue2<nl>
<EOF>
We want the merge to happen without user involvement, so we want this
dialog to not appear.
I can add a dummy field to the output data field, but is there a
better way?
Graham Mayor - 08 Jan 2004 07:37 GMT
Word is simply asking what to do with this data file. If you accept the
defaults from that message box ie no field delimiter and a return as record
delimiter the merge should proceed normally. Alternatively if your data is a
word file, select the column and convert text to table. A single column
table as a data file shouldn't throw up the warning.

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> We are now using mailmerge very successfully for document assembly
> with a number of different documents.
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> I can add a dummy field to the output data field, but is there a
> better way?
Stuart - 08 Jan 2004 14:22 GMT
I've always just added a dummy field to the data file.
It's easy and works.
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>We are now using mailmerge very successfully for document assembly
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scw - 08 Jan 2004 14:50 GMT
Make sure the one record in the data file has a CRLF (new
line character) at the end of it.
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