opening same template on network

[ben]

I am having trouble opening the same template on a
network. the template includes merged fields and the first
user seems to be alright, but when a second user merges
data into the same template, it let's you open the file as
read only, creates a new document with the merged fields,
but it's the contact data from user number one. Unless
user I closes the template, there was nothing i could find
to resolve this.

Thanks,

Ben

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Ben,

If you're really using a template (*.dot) file, then no user
should be *opening* it. They should be using File/new to
create a new, independent document from the template.

I think you'll find the problem will go away if you do this.

If not, please tell us which version of Word is involved, and
what the data source is.

I am having trouble opening the same template on a
network. the template includes merged fields and the first
user seems to be alright, but when a second user merges
data into the same template, it let's you open the file as
read only, creates a new document with the merged fields,
but it's the contact data from user number one. Unless
user I closes the template, there was nothing i could find
to resolve this.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[ben]

My word version is 2000 and the datasource is Time and
Chaos. When there is a mailmerge from this program it
opens the template as well as a new document that has the
merged information inserted. Only if one closes the
template, the next person can use it to merge...