I am trying to set up a batch file to run a mail merge each day. I will but
it in windows scheduler, however I am having trouble getting the letters to
auto print.

Can I save the mail merge .dot to automatically print the letters when you
execute the file? Or is there a way in a batch file upon opening the .dot
file to tell it to print to merge and then close Word?

Anyone done this before? Help would be greatly appreciated.

A /really/ simple way of doing this would be to record (not write) a macro
while you did all the bits you want, then save that macro to your normal
template (i.e. store the macro in 'All documents', an option available
before you start recording.

You can then schedule word to open and run that macro whenever you wish to
have it scheduled to run for...

"Josh" wrote in message
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I am trying to set up a batch file to run a mail merge each day. I will
but
it in windows scheduler, however I am having trouble getting the letters
to
auto print.

Can I save the mail merge .dot to automatically print the letters when you
execute the file? Or is there a way in a batch file upon opening the .dot
file to tell it to print to merge and then close Word?

Anyone done this before? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the idea. I'll give it a try and see how it works.

"Simon Ayling" wrote:

A /really/ simple way of doing this would be to record (not write) a macro
while you did all the bits you want, then save that macro to your normal
template (i.e. store the macro in 'All documents', an option available
before you start recording.

You can then schedule word to open and run that macro whenever you wish to
have it scheduled to run for...

"Josh" wrote in message
...
I am trying to set up a batch file to run a mail merge each day. I will
but
it in windows scheduler, however I am having trouble getting the letters
to
auto print.

Can I save the mail merge .dot to automatically print the letters when you
execute the file? Or is there a way in a batch file upon opening the .dot
file to tell it to print to merge and then close Word?

Anyone done this before? Help would be greatly appreciated.