Merge & Link Fields update correctly in Word 2000, BUT not in Word 2002. HELP !!! BeJay <bevkeift[ at ]hotmail.com> 5/21/2007 11:15:16 AM Hi - using merge & link fields in Word 2000, fields merge correctly, updating links as expected in the merged document. Duplicated this in 2002, Merge fields merge correctly, but link fields do not update. (Link field target file is dependant on the result of a field in the mail merge, therefore I have been updating the links after doing the merge, in order for the linked file to come accross correctly) Anyone familiar with compatibilty problems that might be causing this, any suggestions of ways round it? Any system settings anyone aware of? Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE Relates to this post:- http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields/browse_thread/thread/aa14958c1b5e2dd4

Re: Merge & Link Fields update correctly in Word 2000, BUT not in Word 2002. HELP !!! "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 5/22/2007 8:36:48 AM [Quoted Text] > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE I haven't forgotten you, but for various reasons it is taking me longer to get my Win/Office XP virtual machine back up and running than I'd hoped. Hope to get there today! Peter Jamieson "BeJay" <bevkeift[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1179746116.498975.206090[ at ]n15g2000prd.googlegroups.com... > Hi - using merge & link fields in Word 2000, fields merge correctly, > updating links as expected in the merged document. Duplicated this in > 2002, Merge fields merge correctly, but link fields do not update. > > (Link field target file is dependant on the result of a field in the > mail merge, therefore I have been updating the links after doing the > merge, in order for the linked file to come accross correctly) > > Anyone familiar with compatibilty problems that might be causing this, > any suggestions of ways round it? Any system settings anyone aware > of? > > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE > > > > Relates to this post:- > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields/browse_thread/thread/aa14958c1b5e2dd4 >

Re: Merge & Link Fields update correctly in Word 2000, BUT not in Word 2002. HELP !!! BeJay <bevkeift[ at ]hotmail.com> 5/22/2007 10:27:07 AM On 22 May, 09:36, "Peter Jamieson" <p...[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> wrote: [Quoted Text] > > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the > > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE > > I haven't forgotten you, but for various reasons it is taking me longer to > get my Win/Office XP virtual machine back up and running than I'd hoped. > Hope to get there today! > > Peter Jamieson"BeJay" <bevke...[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1179746116.498975.206090[ at ]n15g2000prd.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hi - using merge & link fields in Word 2000, fields merge correctly, > > updating links as expected in the merged document. Duplicated this in > > 2002, Merge fields merge correctly, but link fields do not update. > > > (Link field target file is dependant on the result of a field in the > > mail merge, therefore I have been updating the links after doing the > > merge, in order for the linked file to come accross correctly) > > > Anyone familiar with compatibilty problems that might be causing this, > > any suggestions of ways round it? Any system settings anyone aware > > of? > > > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the > > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE > > > Relates to this post:- > >http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Hi Peter, If you do identify what the issue here is with version differences, that would be hugely beneficial to my small knowledge base in this area....... so it would be great if you could tell me your findings.... HOWEVER - A small Eureka moment:- I have had some success when retrying the database method.... This didn't seem to work before, but looking on the MS knowledge base, there was a problem with the way Links update caused by SP2 on WD2002. So, I have created registry entry which is supposed to override the "new behaviour" caused by the service pack. This didn't make my link method work, and would still not allow any updates on the fields in the post merge document, but may well have helped with this database method. As you originally said, it is not ideal because of the formatting issue but it does what it says on the tin!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP ! :)

Re: Merge & Link Fields update correctly in Word 2000, BUT not in Word 2002. HELP !!! "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 5/22/2007 11:02:19 AM Hi BeJay, I managed to have a look at the Win Xp Office XP combination. I think you've probably found the same stuff. The problem arises because of the field updating behaviour that comes either with SP2 or the "SP2 update" that followed it. There's a registry setting called FieldCalcSecurityUpdate that controls the behaviour (see e.g. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330079 ) If you set the value to 2 (the "most secure" value) then the LINK fields won't update, even though the correct sheet name is in the link field generated by the merge. I think you need the value to be 0 or 1 I had a feeling it might be related to this but could not remember which version/SP introduced which behaviour. Peter Jamieson "BeJay" <bevkeift[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1179829627.697012.202890[ at ]y18g2000prd.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > On 22 May, 09:36, "Peter Jamieson" <p...[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> > wrote: >> > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the >> > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE >> >> I haven't forgotten you, but for various reasons it is taking me longer >> to >> get my Win/Office XP virtual machine back up and running than I'd hoped. >> Hope to get there today! >> >> Peter Jamieson"BeJay" <bevke...[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1179746116.498975.206090[ at ]n15g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Hi - using merge & link fields in Word 2000, fields merge correctly, >> > updating links as expected in the merged document. Duplicated this in >> > 2002, Merge fields merge correctly, but link fields do not update. >> >> > (Link field target file is dependant on the result of a field in the >> > mail merge, therefore I have been updating the links after doing the >> > merge, in order for the linked file to come accross correctly) >> >> > Anyone familiar with compatibilty problems that might be causing this, >> > any suggestions of ways round it? Any system settings anyone aware >> > of? >> >> > Hi Peter - if you are there, did you manage to get time to test the >> > difference between 2000 & 2002?? THANKS IN ADVANCE >> >> > Relates to this post:- >> >http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields...- >> >Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Hi Peter, If you do identify what the issue here is with version > differences, that would be hugely beneficial to my small knowledge > base in this area....... so it would be great if you could tell me > your findings.... > > HOWEVER - A small Eureka moment:- I have had some success when > retrying the database method.... This didn't seem to work before, but > looking on the MS knowledge base, there was a problem with the way > Links update caused by SP2 on WD2002. So, I have created registry > entry which is supposed to override the "new behaviour" caused by the > service pack. This didn't make my link method work, and would still > not allow any updates on the fields in the post merge document, but > may well have helped with this database method. As you originally > said, it is not ideal because of the formatting issue but it does what > it says on the tin!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP ! :) >