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Merge problem
Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu)
-- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access
Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Hi Gordon,
Try repairing the Office installation via 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel. Also, have you made sure Office 2000 is fully patched? You should be running SP3 plus whatever later updates are applicable to your setup. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on
opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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You might try deleting the ddeexec registry key, but I don't know which one.
|| "macropod" wrote: Hi Gordon, Try repairing the Office installation via 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel. Also, have you made sure Office 2000 is fully patched? You should be running SP3 plus whatever later updates are applicable to your setup. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Tried that; no luck.
GGB "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Gordon, Try repairing the Office installation via 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel. Also, have you made sure Office 2000 is fully patched? You should be running SP3 plus whatever later updates are applicable to your setup. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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Hi Gordon,
Are you sure the Excel data files haven't become corrupted? For example, do they open OK in Excel? -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Tried that; no luck. GGB "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Gordon, Try repairing the Office installation via 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel. Also, have you made sure Office 2000 is fully patched? You should be running SP3 plus whatever later updates are applicable to your setup. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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The files open normally. I might try restoring an older version of the
files, but I am doubtful. GB "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Gordon, Are you sure the Excel data files haven't become corrupted? For example, do they open OK in Excel? -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Tried that; no luck. GGB "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Gordon, Try repairing the Office installation via 'Add/Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel. Also, have you made sure Office 2000 is fully patched? You should be running SP3 plus whatever later updates are applicable to your setup. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message ... Could not run in the desired program, because the program locks up on opening. Did run Detect & Repair in another non-merge window, but to no avail. This locking up occurs with all Word programs that were designed to use an Excel file for a name and address merge. Very strange. GB "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" wrote in message ... Did you try running Detect & Repair? (Help menu) -- -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message : For years I have been using Word programs (Office 2000 series) to access Excel data files (e.g., names and addresses) to produce letters, mailing labels, etc. When executing a Word merge program, I am all of a sudden receiving the message, "Waiting for Microsoft Excel to Accept DDE Commands." The computer then hangs up, as if in a loop. This is true for all my Word merge programs. What happened? Thanks in advance. Gordon Biggar Houston, Texas |
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