mail merge with attachments

Hello,

I found this article with details on a macro to have an attachment with a ma
il merge:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/mailmerge..Attachments.htm

It works nicely if you just run the macro but if you want to merge fields in
a mail merge document itself it will not do it.
I guess the part I am not getting is, I would like to run the mail merge and
have the macro run after the fields are populated in the word document. Th
is would fill the fields required with the pertinent information then attach
the applicable attachment.
By just running the macro, the mail merge runs and attaches the document but
the fields in the word document only show the merge fields (not actual valu
es).
Does anyone know how to do this? The document says:


'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with the att
achments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the screen,
run a macro containing the following code. When the File open dialog appear
s, select the file containing the table created by the catalogue type mail m
erge.'

From the sounds of this, the mail merge should run as normal then call up th
e macro to add the attachment. But, in my case, the mail merge runs without
calling up this macro - any ideas?

YOU have to run the macro which is what " and with the result of execution
of that mail merge on the screen,
run a macro containing the following code. " says. You must also follow
exactly all of the steps in the process if you want it to work.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"AS" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I found this article with details on a macro to have an attachment with a
ma
il merge:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/mailmerge..Attachments.htm

It works nicely if you just run the macro but if you want to merge fields
in
a mail merge document itself it will not do it.
I guess the part I am not getting is, I would like to run the mail merge
and
have the macro run after the fields are populated in the word document.
Th
is would fill the fields required with the pertinent information then
attach
the applicable attachment.
By just running the macro, the mail merge runs and attaches the document
but
the fields in the word document only show the merge fields (not actual
valu
es).
Does anyone know how to do this? The document says:


'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with the
att
achments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the
screen,
run a macro containing the following code. When the File open dialog
appear
s, select the file containing the table created by the catalogue type mail
m
erge.'

From the sounds of this, the mail merge should run as normal then call up
th
e macro to add the attachment. But, in my case, the mail merge runs
without
calling up this macro - any ideas?

Thanks for the reply Doug,

I think I am missing something on this though. I followed the document to a
T but when I run the macro, the first merge works fine. The fields in the
first email message are filled in according to the data source and the
appropriate attachment is in the message.
All subsequent messages are sent with the proper attachments but the email
messages are blank. No text, no merged fields, just blank.
I am using Word 2003 as the directory / catalog and actual document to
merge. I am using excel 2003 as the data source. I am using Outlook 2003
setup to an exchange server for the mail application.

I think I may be missing something here in your instructions:

'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with the
attachments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the
screen,'

I have the mail merge document on the screen and have the first record
fields showing (I tried running this showing different record sets as well
with the same result) - I go to run the macro and select the directory merge
I created as stated earlier in the instructions. The email merge runs fine.
But I check the resultant emails sent / received and only the first email in
the list has the correct fields merged - all others are blank.

Any suggestions? Is there something different with Word 2003 to cause this?

AS




"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
YOU have to run the macro which is what " and with the result of execution
of that mail merge on the screen,
run a macro containing the following code. " says. You must also follow
exactly all of the steps in the process if you want it to work.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"AS" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I found this article with details on a macro to have an attachment with a
ma
il merge:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/mailmerge..Attachments.htm

It works nicely if you just run the macro but if you want to merge fields
in
a mail merge document itself it will not do it.
I guess the part I am not getting is, I would like to run the mail merge
and
have the macro run after the fields are populated in the word document.
Th
is would fill the fields required with the pertinent information then
attach
the applicable attachment.
By just running the macro, the mail merge runs and attaches the document
but
the fields in the word document only show the merge fields (not actual
valu
es).
Does anyone know how to do this? The document says:


'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with the
att
achments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the
screen,
run a macro containing the following code. When the File open dialog
appear
s, select the file containing the table created by the catalogue type
mail
m
erge.'

From the sounds of this, the mail merge should run as normal then call up
th
e macro to add the attachment. But, in my case, the mail merge runs
without
calling up this macro - any ideas?

Is it the mailmerge main document that you have on the screen when you run
the macro or have you executed the mailmerge to a new document and then it
is with that document on the screen that you should run the macro.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"AS" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply Doug,

I think I am missing something on this though. I followed the document to
a
T but when I run the macro, the first merge works fine. The fields in the
first email message are filled in according to the data source and the
appropriate attachment is in the message.
All subsequent messages are sent with the proper attachments but the email
messages are blank. No text, no merged fields, just blank.
I am using Word 2003 as the directory / catalog and actual document to
merge. I am using excel 2003 as the data source. I am using Outlook 2003
setup to an exchange server for the mail application.

I think I may be missing something here in your instructions:

'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with the
attachments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the
screen,'

I have the mail merge document on the screen and have the first record
fields showing (I tried running this showing different record sets as well
with the same result) - I go to run the macro and select the directory
merge
I created as stated earlier in the instructions. The email merge runs
fine.
But I check the resultant emails sent / received and only the first email
in
the list has the correct fields merged - all others are blank.

Any suggestions? Is there something different with Word 2003 to cause
this?

AS




"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
YOU have to run the macro which is what " and with the result of
execution
of that mail merge on the screen,
run a macro containing the following code. " says. You must also follow
exactly all of the steps in the process if you want it to work.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions
forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"AS" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I found this article with details on a macro to have an attachment with
a
ma
il merge:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/mailmerge..Attachments.htm

It works nicely if you just run the macro but if you want to merge
fields
in
a mail merge document itself it will not do it.
I guess the part I am not getting is, I would like to run the mail
merge
and
have the macro run after the fields are populated in the word
document.
Th
is would fill the fields required with the pertinent information then
attach
the applicable attachment.
By just running the macro, the mail merge runs and attaches the
document
but
the fields in the word document only show the merge fields (not actual
valu
es).
Does anyone know how to do this? The document says:


'Then execute the mail merge that you want to send out by email with
the
att
achments and with the result of execution of that mail merge on the
screen,
run a macro containing the following code. When the File open dialog
appear
s, select the file containing the table created by the catalogue type
mail
m
erge.'

From the sounds of this, the mail merge should run as normal then call
up
th
e macro to add the attachment. But, in my case, the mail merge runs
without
calling up this macro - any ideas?