DataMystic

Hi Simon,

Not sure to understand what you are explaining...

Indeed mailmerge field codes are maintained, however it is the data source connection that is being lost.
You can see this from the examples I have sent you...the original (.bak) file is trying to recognize a connection, the replaced ...

I also have now provided you with some screenshots on the steps I have when opening the original document, which has an ODBC data source connection to an MS Access DB on a remote server.

Since you do not have access to this remote server, the message you will get however will offer you the options ...

Hi Simon,

I sent you 2 test scenarios to clarify the problem.

1 set trying to replace a text-only document

1 set trying to replace a string in a document including field code.



The bak files are the originals, when renaming them to doc and opening them you will notice they try to link to a ...

Indeed with Wordpipe, v4.9. Evaluation pack

Using MS Word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Settings applied:
Normal Search
Search location: Body Headers and Footers

Inside Field Codes = ticked
No other setting changes.

Hi there,

Hope you can help me with this one....
I am maintaining a set of documents and subdocuments that are linked through an OBDC connection (Mail Merge) to an MS Access DB, which in turn is linked to an ASP page in our CRM tool, where analysts can fill in information before sending out a ...