WD: Invalid Field Name Can Be Added to Word Data SourceLast reviewed: February 6, 1998Article ID: Q118836 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you click the Manage Fields button on the Database toolbar while setting up a mail merge data file, Microsoft Word allows you to enter invalid field names. These invalid field names are converted to valid field names. However, Word does not allow you to add invalid field names when you use the Create Data Source dialog box.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONWord converts the invalid field names you enter in the Manage Fields dialog box into valid field names, for example:
NOTE: There are two ways to activate the Database toolbar:
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