Using your sample data saved as a plain text file, I was able to merge into
a sample document and reproduce the trademark character T (ANSI 0153). The
question to be asked therefore is how are you creating the data source? When
opened in Word what does the data source show for T? What font are you using
in the merge document? Some fonts may not have the T character.
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cocciastella wrote:
Sorry for long post to explain the problem.
I've created a mail merge, text file datasource that pulls from a
database. In UI the user enters trademark character. In the
datasource the trademark char is displayed:
"ClassicŪ","Oakridge PRO 30T","High Ridge with Sealant","High StyleT
with Sealant","Hip and Ridge with Sealant"
When the user tries to merge the datasource with this data, word
displays the Header Record Delimiter and asks for the Field delimiter
(comma is the field delimiter). It then displays the unmerged
document with the merge fields. The merge works perfectly for
other datasources and works for the Registered Trade Mark and the
Copyright symbols. It seems that it is failing on the Trademark. I
have also had it ask for the Language and it was assuming it is
Japanese. I found a post and changed the default language to English
US. The last couple of times I tried to create the merge for this
datasource it did not ask for the language.
If I initiate the merge from the failed word doc by selecting Letters
and Mailings etc, etc, and merging to a new doc it works. Of course
this is not a good solution.
TIA