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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / March 2006database field do not update
We have inserted database fields into word. For some reason the fields have stopped updating unless I highlight and press F9. I tried pressing CTR 4 to make sure the fields are unlocked, but it made no difference. It seems like they stopped working when we made an unrelated change to the document and saved it. > We have inserted database fields into word. For some reason the fields > have stopped updating unless I highlight and press F9. I tried > pressing CTR 4 to make sure the fields are unlocked, but it made no > difference. It seems like they stopped working when we made an > unrelated change to the document and saved it. Are you sure there's a data base field still in the document? If you press Alt+F9 does the field code appear? Is it possible that data source has moved or isn't available? Some versions of Word, rather than giving you a message that the field can't update simply continue to show the old data. Are you able to insert the database again, or does it fail? Which version of Word? What application is supplying the data? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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