Essentially Works is incompatible with Word, although there is a lashup in
the form of an nextremely buggy add-in that allows some integration. The
only way to get this to work properly is to export the Works database from
Works into a format that Word can understand, eg dbf or csv.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


echogramm wrote:
Well, I went to you site and find it extremely helpful but doesn't
solve this problem. When I try to use the MSdb for labels I get the
office asst. saying "Office cannot use Works files that contain
formulas for mail merge. Remove the formula from this file to use it
as a data source".

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

See where what you are doing differs from
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm
If the problem is something else - let us know *exactly* what the
error messages say.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



echogramm wrote:
Trying to mail merge labels. When I attempt to attach my excel, MS
database or a spreadsheet I only get error messages. With the db, it
tells me I have to get rid of a formula (but this is only names and
addresses and dues paid). With xl I just get message that Work can't
attach this program or something like that. I'm not exactly techie
person but several people have tried to help for last 2 wks with no
success.