what are dialog or database errors in creating a new list in mail.

[soul]

I keep getting an error message that says "This operation cannot be completed
because of dialog or database engine failures. Please try again later."
I've been trying for 2 weeks. I have a step by step diagram for school and
can't get by this error message. I go to tools, then letters and mailings,
then mail merge wizard,

step 1-letters
step 2-use current document
step 3-type a new list

when I hit create I get the error list.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?c291bA==?=,

This is Word 2002 or 2003, I take it? See if this article helps

WD2002: "Operation Could Not Be Completed Because of Dialog or Database Engine
Failure" Error Message When You Try to Perform a Mail Merge

I keep getting an error message that says "This operation cannot be completed
because of dialog or database engine failures. Please try again later."
I've been trying for 2 weeks. I have a step by step diagram for school and
can't get by this error message. I go to tools, then letters and mailings,
then mail merge wizard,

step 1-letters
step 2-use current document
step 3-type a new list

when I hit create I get the error list.

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

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[Doug Robbins]

Here's the link to the article to which Cindy referred you:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322215

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