want a list to appear in merge doc from access database

[Carolyn Watts]

I am merging files from Access to Word 2003. I have done this many times
with success but this time I want all files with the same ID to populate a
list within the letter. I can't figure out how to make this happen. I can
just get one name per letter. what am I doing worng?
Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins]

This sounds like you may be trying to do a multiple items per condition type
mailmerge.

Word does not really have the ability to perform a "multiple items per
condition (=key field)" mailmerge.

See the "Multiple items per condition" item under the "Special merges"
section of fellow MVP Cindy Meister's website at

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm

Or take a look at the following Knowledge Base Article

How to Work Around Duplicate Names in Mail Merge Data

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302665

However, I would do the whole thing with an Access report.


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP