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Mail Merge DDE Link Word 2007 Bug?
The problem I have had with Word 2007 and mail merging using the DDE method
of connection is that I have to tick the 'show all' option in the Confirm Data Source diaglogue box and then untick it before clicking on DDE. If I don't do this then it comes up with an error saying it couldn't re-establish a link using DDE. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has had this problem too. |
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Mail Merge DDE Link Word 2007 Bug?
Although I have seen the problem you mention, it wasn't completely clear-cut
to me that clicking the "show all" option on and off was what actually fixed it here. Generally speaking Word 2007 seems to have a lot more difficulty connecting to Excel in general. With DDE, Word used to connect to a sheet that was already open without problems. Now, it tells you the sheet is locked and goes through the Notify/Open as read only dialog. It also seems to think that the sheet is open after you have closed it, and sometimes new sheets do not appear immediately in the list in Select Data Source, which suggests that something (could be Excel or something in Windows - I'm using Vista here) is taking its time to close the file. Incidentally, I would guess you are using .xls format. If you try to connect to .xlsx using DDE, you do not even see the Excel DDE option until you check that box. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "hernandez" wrote in message ... The problem I have had with Word 2007 and mail merging using the DDE method of connection is that I have to tick the 'show all' option in the Confirm Data Source diaglogue box and then untick it before clicking on DDE. If I don't do this then it comes up with an error saying it couldn't re-establish a link using DDE. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has had this problem too. |
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Mail Merge DDE Link Word 2007 Bug?
Yes, my data source was .xls. I haven't had the notify/read only message.
We're not using Vista yet. I use DDE to avoid formatting issues, and when I was having problems using the other connection methods, someone in the office suggested I select Show All. When there were no other suitable options i chose DDE and it worked. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Although I have seen the problem you mention, it wasn't completely clear-cut to me that clicking the "show all" option on and off was what actually fixed it here. Generally speaking Word 2007 seems to have a lot more difficulty connecting to Excel in general. With DDE, Word used to connect to a sheet that was already open without problems. Now, it tells you the sheet is locked and goes through the Notify/Open as read only dialog. It also seems to think that the sheet is open after you have closed it, and sometimes new sheets do not appear immediately in the list in Select Data Source, which suggests that something (could be Excel or something in Windows - I'm using Vista here) is taking its time to close the file. Incidentally, I would guess you are using .xls format. If you try to connect to .xlsx using DDE, you do not even see the Excel DDE option until you check that box. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "hernandez" wrote in message ... The problem I have had with Word 2007 and mail merging using the DDE method of connection is that I have to tick the 'show all' option in the Confirm Data Source diaglogue box and then untick it before clicking on DDE. If I don't do this then it comes up with an error saying it couldn't re-establish a link using DDE. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has had this problem too. |
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