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What causes a mail merge to have a dialog or data base engine fai.
I have created several "forms" for my company that uses a mail merge data
base. When I begin a new document with these forms, the data base is already attached to the form, but I cannot edit the data base. Word returns the followin dialog box: "This operation cannot be completed becasue of dialog or data base engine failiure. Please try again later." Does anyone know how to fix this or had the same problem? |
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What causes a mail merge to have a dialog or data base engine fai.
What type of database are you using, and which version of Word (or Office)?
Peter Jamieson "Jerry H" Jerry wrote in message ... I have created several "forms" for my company that uses a mail merge data base. When I begin a new document with these forms, the data base is already attached to the form, but I cannot edit the data base. Word returns the followin dialog box: "This operation cannot be completed becasue of dialog or data base engine failiure. Please try again later." Does anyone know how to fix this or had the same problem? |
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What causes a mail merge to have a dialog or data base engine
I am using Office 2003 and I think the database that has been created by the
"mail merge" in Word is an Access data base. It's extention is .mdb. Thanks. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: What type of database are you using, and which version of Word (or Office)? Peter Jamieson "Jerry H" Jerry wrote in message ... I have created several "forms" for my company that uses a mail merge data base. When I begin a new document with these forms, the data base is already attached to the form, but I cannot edit the data base. Word returns the followin dialog box: "This operation cannot be completed becasue of dialog or data base engine failiure. Please try again later." Does anyone know how to fix this or had the same problem? |
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What causes a mail merge to have a dialog or data base engine
In that situation I would say this message is unusual - normally, the
connection is made without problems. At this point I suggest you look at the following KB article: "Operation could not be completed because of dialog or database engine failure" error message when you try to perform a mail merge" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322215 Other than that, I would probably look at: a. where you are saving your .mdb files. If it's over a netowrk, there could be problems re-opening them b. if Access is being used for other things on your system, it's possible that default settings are interfering with your ability to re-open .mdb files, e.g. if Access Workgroup Security has been set up on your system and the user called "admin" has been renamed or had its rights reduced. (I'm not sure that can happen, just saying that I'd have to go and proove to myself that it couldn't). Peter Jamieson "Jerry H" wrote in message ... I am using Office 2003 and I think the database that has been created by the "mail merge" in Word is an Access data base. It's extention is .mdb. Thanks. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: What type of database are you using, and which version of Word (or Office)? Peter Jamieson "Jerry H" Jerry wrote in message ... I have created several "forms" for my company that uses a mail merge data base. When I begin a new document with these forms, the data base is already attached to the form, but I cannot edit the data base. Word returns the followin dialog box: "This operation cannot be completed becasue of dialog or data base engine failiure. Please try again later." Does anyone know how to fix this or had the same problem? |
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