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Mail merge with Works database(.wdb) putting junk character in merge fields

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Don - 25 Apr 2004 14:02 GMT
Win XP Home
Word 2000
Works 2000

While trying to mail merege with a .wdb works database, in
the place of Merge feilds its putting junk characters.
However its working fine with MS Access nad Excel....

Please help. Urgent
Graham Mayor - 25 Apr 2004 14:30 GMT
The Works database is incompatible with Word other than through the
problematic Works add-in for Word. The workarounds are to use the add-in or
to export the database into a format that Word can handle.

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