Merging from FileMaker Pro

[Heidi]

I have an extensive FileMaker Pro database. I used to
merge information into a Word document by exporting the
data from FileMaker Pro into a "merge" file (.mer
extension). The data could then be merged into my Word
document. I previously used Word 97, but recently
upgraded to Word 2002 and it no longer recognizes the .mer
as a valid data source. Any solutions out there?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Word has got more finickity in its expectations.It may still be able to open
the file, but may have difficulty with the extension.

So e.g.if the file is really a "delimited text file" with commas or tabs
between the fields and carriage returns/line feeds at the end of each
record, you could try changing the extension to .txt or .csv and see if Word
recognises the file. (If you can open and read the file in Notepad, the
chances are it is a delimited text file of this kind).