I;m sorry, i mis-stated something he
"But in my case, I would like the macro to handle cases in which
**rows** in the "directory" word file are empty, moving on to the next
row/record "

for "rows" substitute the word "cells". I need help in handling empty
cells in the "directory" word file, so that the macro VB does not
"break" when an attachment path resolves to "".

my apologies!