For an explanation and some suggestions, see
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm
Try the DDE route first if you haven't already.
Peter Jamieson
"OkieStateLynn" wrote in message
...
I have Office 2003, and I am having trouble merging an Excel file into a
Word
document. One field is quite long, and is truncated to 255 char in the
merge. I have installed the converter, and it is active. Conversion
causes
a fatal error.
I have the opportunity to upgrade to Office XP. I don't want to make the
shift, however, if it won't solve my problem. Does anyone have experience
with merging fields longer than 255 characters?