There appear to be some new problems in this area following a recent update.
But if you do not need a data source, you can try the following for Word
2002/2003:
a. /open/ your template (.dot, .dotx, or .dotm) - i.e. in Wor'd File|Open,
locate the template in the file system and open it. You don't want to create
a new document based on it.
b. enable the Mail Merge toolbar (e.g. using View|Toolbars)
c. click the first button and select Normal Word Document
d. save the template
If it's Word 2007 or an earlier Word and you can't work out the equivalent
route, let us know.
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Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk
"WimDeBoeck" wrote in message
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First off, I know about the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825765 on how
to
work around this error message.
When I'm getting this error, it says the command it'll execute is empty.
Also even when I click "Yes", no datasource gets connected. Although this
seems right since the document were indeed made using some mail merge
features (the "Next record" field was insert to make it possible to jump
to
the fields that needed to be filled in). However the document is finished
now
and it still asks about wanting to connect. When I tried changing the
template to 'Normal.dot' instead of the template which holds all the "Next
record" fields, it won't show the error message anymore.
I'd like to know how I could change the original template of the file to
make sure it doesn't want to connect to the datasource anymore.