[Andrew B]

Hi

I am trying to merge information from an access db into a word document and
have two annoying things which happen.

1. The server system (2003), Access and Word are all set for English UK
language and UK regional settings, however when data is merged dates come out
in US format and formatting is not preserved (although selected).

2. several of the merged fields are calculated dates which appear fine in
the database form but are blank on the merged document.

The information is for Wedding Banns so the format is a set legal
requirement and can't be changed

anyone have any suggestions how to solve this?

Andrew B
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I used to have hair!

[macropod[_2_]]

Hi Andrew,

To get the date format you want, you can add a formatting picture switch. In Word:
.. select the mergefield;
.. press Shift-F9 to expose the field coding. It should look something like {MERGEFIELD MyDate} where 'MyDate' is your mergefield's
name;
.. delete anything appearing after the mergefield's name and add '\@ "d MMMM yyyy"' to the field, as in {MERGEFIELD MyDate \@ "d MMMM
yyyy"}. With this switch your date will come out as '2 August 2008'. Other possible date formatting switches include:
. \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy";
. \@ "ddd, d MMMM yyyy";
. \@ "d MMM yyyy";
. \@ "dd/MMM/yyyy";
. \@ "d-MM-yy";
Note: Note: you can swap the d, M, y expressions around, but you must use uppercase 'M's for months.
.. position the cursor anywhere in this field and press F9 to update it;
.. run your mailmerge.


As for (2), does this affect all the calculated fields, or only some? Are the calculated dates a consistent offset from other date
constants that are available to the mailmerge? If so, you may be able to solve the issue by having Word do the calculations. To see
how to do this and just about everything else you might want to do with dates in Word, check out my Word Date Calculation Tutorial,
at:
http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/ind...owtopic=249902
or
http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm#Third_party
In particular, look at the item titled 'Date and Time Calculations In A Mailmerge'. Do read the document's introductory material.


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Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Andrew B" wrote in message ...
Hi

I am trying to merge information from an access db into a word document and
have two annoying things which happen.

1. The server system (2003), Access and Word are all set for English UK
language and UK regional settings, however when data is merged dates come out
in US format and formatting is not preserved (although selected).

2. several of the merged fields are calculated dates which appear fine in
the database form but are blank on the merged document.

The information is for Wedding Banns so the format is a set legal
requirement and can't be changed

anyone have any suggestions how to solve this?

Andrew B
--
I used to have hair!