Unfilled fields in a mail merge

I use a proprietory Access based data base. When I call up a letter from the
database, it should open a word document (using a letter template) with the
clients name & Address.
The first time I try to do this the template appears as a read only doc, and
the letter is openned as a document but with the form fields unfilled i.e.
displaying the same as on the template.
If I delete that letter & try again from scratch it works ok (still brings
up both docs, but with the letter populated.
Any ideas?

Tom

This is more an Access programming issue than a Word Mailmerge problem. If
we could see the code behind the Access form, we might be able to help, but
it would probably be better to post to one of the Access newsgroups.

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"Tom Knapp" wrote in message
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I use a proprietory Access based data base. When I call up a letter from
the
database, it should open a word document (using a letter template) with
the
clients name & Address.
The first time I try to do this the template appears as a read only doc,
and
the letter is openned as a document but with the form fields unfilled i.e.
displaying the same as on the template.
If I delete that letter & try again from scratch it works ok (still brings
up both docs, but with the letter populated.
Any ideas?

Tom