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    Word Merged Stickers "Word could not merge the main document with the data source"

    Hello!


    I have created a database where I and some staff input information in order to quickly print off 24 labels with customer names and addresses on them. I managed to create the word document by using the Wizard where you measure the distance between labels etc. I set up the rules and ran the first test and it worked fine. The 24 labels printed perfectly with no ink off the boundaries.

    However, also as part of this database I didn't want the same address to be printed twice so I added a DONE column. Once the days worth of printing is done then we go back and tick DONE on each record and then the next day when we add more customers and print the mail merge it only includes the none-DONe ones because of a SKIPIF rule.

    I think this is where the error is being generated as I am now getting and error once I click on finish merge and edit individual documents "Word could not merge the main document with the data source because the data records were empty or no data records are attached to your query".

    I can film the whole process and Database and upload it to my YouTube so you can watch what I'm doing if that helps but maybe someone will know from the text description.

    Thank you!

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    Why are you using Word to begin with? Why not just an Access report to print labels? That's what I do. Just apply filter criteria on the Done field.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    I didn't know you could do it directly from Access. I'll have a play tomorrow with reports and see what I can do. Cheers.

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    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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