I use a proprietory Access based data base. When I call up a letter from the
database, it should open a word document (using a letter template) with the
clients name & Address.
The first time I try to do this the template appears as a read only doc, and
the letter is openned as a document but with the form fields unfilled i.e.
displaying the same as on the template.
If I delete that letter & try again from scratch it works ok (still brings
up both docs, but with the letter populated.
Any ideas?

Tom