Word Sees Limited Memo Fields Using ODBC Drivers (122752)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q122752 SYMPTOMS
When you perform a mail merge with a FoxPro or Microsoft Access database
that contains many Memo fields, Word recognizes no more than two or three
of those Memo fields. In addition, Word will drop any data from fields that
appear after the second or third Memo field. If the first Memo field
contains a large amount of data (200 paragraphs containing more than 80
characters each), Word will not recognize even the first field. Word may
drop data from fields that appear after the first Memo field depending on
the size of the first Memo field. This behavior occurs when you perform a
mail merge using ODBC.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
WORKAROUND
Method 1: Change the Memo Fields to Text Fields. (NOTE: Text Fields have a
255 character limit and may be truncated.)
Method 2 (with Access only): Use DDE instead of ODBC.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbmerge KB122752 |
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