Mail Merge with Access 1.0 Database Starts at Record 0 (Zero)

ID: Q106475

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Access for Windows, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Microsoft Access 1.0 database through DDE as the data source in a Word 6.0 for Windows mail merge, the record selector will initially show record 0 (zero), even though the data merged is from record 1.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 1.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Access version 1.1.

RESOLUTION

As soon as you choose another record, Word will display the correct record number.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: kbmerge Additional query words: 6.0 1.0 1.10 access winword 6.0a 6.0c word6 word6

Keywords          : kbprint kbmerge 
Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998