If you are using Access as the datasource, I would create a query that made
use of the format() function the force the date into the desired format.

Otherwise, See the "Dates: day/month reversed" item under the "Connection
methods" topic of the "Mail merge in Word 2002" section of fellow MVP Cindy
Meister's website at:

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindy...r/MergFram.htm

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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
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it wont i'm afraid - it's a documented bug with Word XP 2002 (suprised you
dont know about it) - there's a fix for this in sp3 but i dont anticipate
an
upgrade for a year


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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If you apply a formatting switch, the date will be displayed as you
desired;
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm

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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
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as i mentioned - Word 2002 can't format UK dates - it's a documented
bug -
i'm actually looking for a fix to this, so i can use it professionally

anyone know anything about this? - and maybe a fix




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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See http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
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I have a mail merge connected to a a database & M.S word (XP)
displays
'some' dates in U.S. date format (m/d/y) instead of UK (d/m/y) -
obviously
i
cant use these for professional mail-shots as i'd intended

No formatting can cure this and apparently it's a bug - this is a
company
machine and the chances of an upgrade will be at best next year

meanwhile - anyone know any fix/work around for this - i'm not
above
a
vba
fix if ness