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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / October 2004Mail merge on the new computer
Moved our files from a ME operated computer to a XP computer, loaded Office 2002 on the new computer and now the merge files in Word don't work. Tried to create a new merge file but the message 'The operation can not be completed becuse of dialog or datbase engine failures' Any suggestions What are the data sources for these merges, and are they in the same absolute locations (i.e. folders with exactly the same names) as they were before? If not, you will almost certainly need to reconnect to the data sources, even if they were in the same folders as the mail merge main documents to which they were attached. Also, were you using an earlier version of Office than 2002 on the old machine? There were major changes in how Word connects to data sources in Word 2002. Again, you may find that you need to reconnect tot he data sources. In particular, if you were using Outlook as a data source you are quite likely to encounter the error you mentioned. If you are, I would have a look at initiating the merge setup from Outlook (select some Contacts and see Outlook Tools|Mail Merge). Peter Jamieson > Moved our files from a ME operated computer to a XP computer, loaded > Office [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > completed > becuse of dialog or datbase engine failures' Any suggestions Im using the same office version just a different operationg system. I'we checked the placement of the files and they are in the same place as on the old computer. No name changes. The lists were created in word mail merge (3 Lists). I have no idea how to reconnect to the lists on the new computer. The link in edit is not highlighted. > What are the data sources for these merges, and are they in the same > absolute locations (i.e. folders with exactly the same names) as they were [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > completed > > becuse of dialog or datbase engine failures' Any suggestions In this situation I would try to follow the suggestions in the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322215 Peter Jamieson > Im using the same office version just a different operationg system. I'we > checked the placement of the files and they are in the same place as on [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> > completed >> > becuse of dialog or datbase engine failures' Any suggestions |
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