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what is a header file in mail merge and why would i need it?
I am writing a macro in word that manages a mail merge. I see instructions
that mention a header file. I have a data file which is arranged as a table with headers. Why would I need a header file? |
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what is a header file in mail merge and why would i need it?
You won't need it for this data source.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Bud wrote: I am writing a macro in word that manages a mail merge. I see instructions that mention a header file. I have a data file which is arranged as a table with headers. Why would I need a header file? |
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what is a header file in mail merge and why would i need it?
As Graham says, you won't need it for this data source. Support for header
files has been disappearing since Word 2002 (XP). The basic idea of header files is that they allow a user to work with mailmerge fields (e.g. insert them from a list) in a mail merge main document, even when they have not attached a specific data file. (People can insert merge fields without a header file but they have to do it manually and they have to know the names of the fields). It may be helpful in the situation where users work with different data files, each of which has the same fields in it. If you did not have header files, then the alternative would be to attach a specific data file, and what if it is not there when the user re-opens the mail merge main document? Peter Jamieson "Bud" wrote in message ... I am writing a macro in word that manages a mail merge. I see instructions that mention a header file. I have a data file which is arranged as a table with headers. Why would I need a header file? |
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