Merge Field Disappears

[Paul Hammond]

I am using a method to merge pictures into a word
document that I picked up here. It worked quite well
till recently. I am using Word 2003. Here's the deal.

I have a merge field with the full file names embedded in
a include picture field

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "M:\\Circulation\\CIS\\Bitmaps\\ {
MERGEFIELD "FileName" } " \* MERGEFORMAT \d }

When I save the document the coding converts to

{INCLUDEPICTURE "../../CIS/Bitmaps/Tampa%20Tribune.BMP%
20" \* MERGEFORMAT \d }

Each time I open the file I have to recreate the original
format. I may have been using Office 2000 when the
document was first created. Is there some new method I
should be using now?

Thanks,

Paul Hammond
Richmond, VA

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Paul,

I think you've already received the answer in another group.
But here it is again:

You need to deactivate the setting "update links on save" in
Tools/Options/General/Web options/File

I am using a method to merge pictures into a word
document that I picked up here. It worked quite well
till recently. I am using Word 2003. Here's the deal.

I have a merge field with the full file names embedded in
a include picture field

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "M:\\Circulation\\CIS\\Bitmaps\\ {
MERGEFIELD "FileName" } " \* MERGEFORMAT \d }

When I save the document the coding converts to

{INCLUDEPICTURE "../../CIS/Bitmaps/Tampa%20Tribune.BMP%
20" \* MERGEFORMAT \d }

Each time I open the file I have to recreate the original
format. I may have been using Office 2000 when the
document was first created. Is there some new method I
should be using now?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun
8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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