DDE Connection

Hi
I am doing a merge with excel and need to use the DDE
connection in order to maintain my zip code formatting.
When I try to select my source, I get an error, "Could not
re-establish DDE Connection." Does anyone know how to fix
this???

Thanks!!!

Kelly : )

Hi Kelly,

Version of word, please?

I am doing a merge with excel and need to use the DDE
connection in order to maintain my zip code formatting.
When I try to select my source, I get an error, "Could not
re-establish DDE Connection." Does anyone know how to fix
this???


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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You can set the format of your zips with switches - see
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Kelly wrote:
Hi
I am doing a merge with excel and need to use the DDE
connection in order to maintain my zip code formatting.
When I try to select my source, I get an error, "Could not
re-establish DDE Connection." Does anyone know how to fix
this???

Thanks!!!

Kelly : )

Sorry,
2002


-----Original Message-----
Hi Kelly,

Version of word, please?

I am doing a merge with excel and need to use the DDE
connection in order to maintain my zip code
formatting.
When I try to select my source, I get an error, "Could
not
re-establish DDE Connection." Does anyone know how to
fix
this???


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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follow
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Word 2002
I am doing a merge with excel and need to use the DDE
connection in order to maintain my zip code
formatting.
When I try to select my source, I get an error, "Could
not
re-establish DDE Connection." Does anyone know how to
fix
this???

Mmmm. The news isn't very good for this version. A search of
the Knowledge Base on "re-establish DDE connection" will
turn up hits for most versions of Word. The one that might
help you most

http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=813989

You might also try

http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=196952
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=171596

But if your configuration is having a basic problem with DDE
connections, you may have no choice than to format the merge
fields manually, as Graham suggests.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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