PUB98: Mail Merge: Error When Opening FoxPro .dbf (178586)
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This article was previously published under Q178586 SYMPTOMS
If you try to use a database (.dbf) file created in Microsoft FoxPro as
the data source for a mail merge in Microsoft Publisher, you may receive
the following error message:
Publisher cannot complete this mail merge operation because there was a
disk or network error. Please check your floppy drive or network
connection.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the folder that contains the .dbf file contains
another file with the same name that does not have an extension.
For example, if you try to open a file called Address.dbf, and there is
another file in the same folder called Address, the problem occurs.
RESOLUTION
Rename the duplicate file so that it has an extension. In the example,
change the name of the file from Address to Address.xxx.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/6/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbmerge kbprb KB178586 |
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