Mailmerge from database with UNC path

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Col - 06 Oct 2004 03:05 GMT

Hi all,

We had some (many) merge documents set up to obtain their data from an
Access database on H:\DATA\MAILOUTS

The server we were using was resumed for other purposes and a new server
with greater capacity was mapped as H: and all the data transferred to the
new server.

Our documents could not see the new server as the data was referenced using
UNC format for the old server \\LIVESERVER\DATA\MAILOUTS.

Is there a way to change the way word references its data sources without
using the UNC format. The data path is still H:\DATA\MAILOUTS but word
cannot find it.

Regards

Colin

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Doug Robbins - 06 Oct 2004 10:17 GMT

Just go through the procedure of attaching the data source (as if there was
not one already attached) and navigate to the new location.

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Col - 07 Oct 2004 05:39 GMT

Thanks Doug,

Seems a bit rough having to re-attach the data source to every document when
the non-UNC path has not changed.
We have hundreds documents that are going to require this change.

Regards

Colin

> Just go through the procedure of attaching the data source (as if there was
> not one already attached) and navigate to the new location.
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