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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / February 2005Unable to copy data source to another PC
When trying to open a Word 2003 mail merge document on the second PC, the Data Link Properties dialog box opens and the database name still specifies the first user. Browsing to choose a copy on the current PC shows no .mdb files, but using "all files" the source appears to be there. If I choose this non-mdb file, the database isn't recognized. Help!  Signatureawa Did you actually copy the datasource to the other PC? If all else fails, on the original PC, use the datasource to create a directory type mailmerge for which you insert the mergefields in the cells of a one row table in the mailmerge main document then after executing the merge to a new document, insert a row at the top of the table and enter the names of the mailmerge fields into the cells of that row. Save that document and copy it to the other PC and use it as the datasource. SignaturePlease respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP > When trying to open a Word 2003 mail merge document on the second PC, the > Data Link Properties dialog box opens and the database name still [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > this > non-mdb file, the database isn't recognized. Help! I tried to copy the datasource file to the second PC, but the file is no longer identified as .mdb, although the name, etc. appears on the second PC. Is it possible to copy the file without having to recreate it? It would be nice to be able to update it without having to create a table each time. > Did you actually copy the datasource to the other PC? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > this > > non-mdb file, the database isn't recognized. Help! Re-create it as a Word Table using the procedure previously advised then either use that as the data source (and update it if necessary) or if you wish, select and copy that table and paste it into Excel and use Excel as the data source. I do not have the facilities (second computer) to try and replicate your problem with copying the .mdb data source. SignaturePlease respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP >I tried to copy the datasource file to the second PC, but the file is no > longer identified as .mdb, although the name, etc. appears on the second [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> > this >> > non-mdb file, the database isn't recognized. Help! |
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