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Problem Merging to a Word document using Access
I am merging a report prepared as a Word document with records in an Access
database. The records are sorted in numeric order in Access, so that when they are merged, the final document (which is 100+ reports) will be in the same numeric order. The problem is that when it merges, Word throws the reports all around in the merged document; they are not in the same numeric order as the records in Access. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Problem Merging to a Word document using Access
Even if the data appears "sorted" in Access, you cannot guarantee that
it will be provided in the same sequence to Word, at least not if it results from a TABLE, or from a QUERY that does not specify a sequence. You have to apply the sort sequence you want either in the Access query that you are using as a data source, or in Word. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Dazed and Confused wrote: I am merging a report prepared as a Word document with records in an Access database. The records are sorted in numeric order in Access, so that when they are merged, the final document (which is 100+ reports) will be in the same numeric order. The problem is that when it merges, Word throws the reports all around in the merged document; they are not in the same numeric order as the records in Access. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Problem Merging to a Word document using Access
Peter, thank you. Since I ran out of time, and the actual amount of reports
I needed to merge was over 7,400, I created a new database and it appears to be fine. I'm afraid I do not know enough about Access (or Word for that matter) to know how to do the sort sequence you mention below. I will check the Help menu to see if I can figure it out. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Even if the data appears "sorted" in Access, you cannot guarantee that it will be provided in the same sequence to Word, at least not if it results from a TABLE, or from a QUERY that does not specify a sequence. You have to apply the sort sequence you want either in the Access query that you are using as a data source, or in Word. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Dazed and Confused wrote: I am merging a report prepared as a Word document with records in an Access database. The records are sorted in numeric order in Access, so that when they are merged, the final document (which is 100+ reports) will be in the same numeric order. The problem is that when it merges, Word throws the reports all around in the merged document; they are not in the same numeric order as the records in Access. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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