Merge working in XP and not in 2003?

[Mark Carter]

I have mail merges setup that have been running fine in
Office XP (win 98 & win xp) that when opened in Office
2003 have lost all the data links. When I open the same
file back on an Office XP Machine it is okay. Is there an
issue with Mail Merge in 2003 not opening a merge that
was set-up on a previous version?

Thanks,
Mark Carter
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Mark,

There's a new security measure in Word 2003 that will cause
what you describe. You should be getting a message, however
(unless the doc is being opened via automation). See

"Opening This Will Run the Following SQL Command" Message
When You Open a Word Document - 825765
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=825765

I have mail merges setup that have been running fine in
Office XP (win 98 & win xp) that when opened in Office
2003 have lost all the data links. When I open the same
file back on an Office XP Machine it is okay. Is there an
issue with Mail Merge in 2003 not opening a merge that
was set-up on a previous version?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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