What are you using for the data source? Frankly, it does not sound to me
like mail merge is really the best option for this. How are you proposing
to retain each date in the data source? In a new record? In separate
fields in each record, or multiple dates in one field?

These sort of things need to be considered in the first instance.

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"gjupp" u41094@uwe wrote in message news:7f127da0d4ac1@uwe...
Can anybody help please?

Using Word 2000 (9.0.2760) we are in the process of setting up a mail
merge
using a standard letter for the main document. The data source comprises
in
each record, name, address and other data fields. Data will accumulate
slowly
in each record, but we need to carry out mail merges at frequent
intervals.

Letters generated during each mail merge must be dated with the current
date,
but each date must be retained in the relevant data source records for
generating 'directories/catalogues' at a later time (using separate mail
merges) for review. It would also be beneficial for each mail merge to
produce only those letters with the current date, ie. not all record are
merged.

How can this be done, please?

Many thanks in anticipation.