Re: How do I get the contents of a Query Subdata*** to Merge

iam_at_notarealisp.com
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 04:29:38 GMT

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:21:01 +1000, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP"
<dkr@NOmvpsSPAM.org> wrote:

>If by your reference to "subdata*** material" you mean that you are trying
>to do a "multiple items per condition" type merge, then you need to be aware
>that Word does not have the ability to do that. 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
>
>If on the other hand you are having trouble getting a query to appear when
>you wish to attach the data source to the mailmerge main document, then in
>Word, select Options from the Tools menu and then go to the General tab and
>check the box against "Confirm conversions at open". After doing that, when
>you attach the datasource, you will be presented with a number of options
>for the method in which the connection should be made. Try each option and
>see if the problem is overcome. It will probably be the DDE method of
>connecting that will be the one.
>--
>Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
>benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
>directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.
>
>Hope this helps
>Doug Robbins - Word MVP

After a day wasted and all the various attempts to make this work, it
just isn't worth that much hassle for this project.

So much for trying to provide a really nice output format for an
Access database set. Something I could manipulate, add titles to,
add graphics to, et......

Screw it. Life's too short.