Works Database to Word Labels

[C Burke]

Hi - I have been trying to take a Works database and mail
merge it into Word 2002 to create my Christmas labels. I
open Works (Version 7.0, installed by Dell) and go to
Word, Mail-merge documents. Word opens and asks me what
kind of document (mailing labels), and then where to get
the data (open data source). I select "merge from
another type of file" and then select the Works database
(.wdb) that I want. Then, instead of going further, Word
simply closes. This happens even if I skip Works and go
right to Word, Address Book Mail Merge. I've read the MS
article on how to mail merge, so I understand how it's
supposed to work - but the problem is that Word just
shuts down instead of giving me something to work with.

If I use the Mail Merge Wizard in Word, it starts out
more promising, but then tells me that I can't mail merge
files from Works that contain formulas, to please remove
the formulas and try again. Unfortunately, the only
formula is in the date, and that is a protected field
that I can't change. Please help! I'm not feeling very
Santa-ish right now! THX! ---Soon to be Scrooge

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi C,

Do you have Word as part of Works Suite? Then you should ask
this in a WORKS newsgroup, as the problem may have something
to do with the Works Addin that regulates mail merge in this
case.

I have been trying to take a Works database and mail
merge it into Word 2002 to create my Christmas labels. I
open Works (Version 7.0, installed by Dell) and go to
Word, Mail-merge documents. Word opens and asks me what
kind of document (mailing labels), and then where to get
the data (open data source). I select "merge from
another type of file" and then select the Works database
(.wdb) that I want. Then, instead of going further, Word
simply closes. This happens even if I skip Works and go
right to Word, Address Book Mail Merge. I've read the MS
article on how to mail merge, so I understand how it's
supposed to work - but the problem is that Word just
shuts down instead of giving me something to work with.

If I use the Mail Merge Wizard in Word, it starts out
more promising, but then tells me that I can't mail merge
files from Works that contain formulas, to please remove
the formulas and try again. Unfortunately, the only
formula is in the date, and that is a protected field
that I can't change.

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

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