OL2000: Edited Contact Data Not Changed in Mail Merge

ID: Q224894

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you create a mail merge using contacts from Outlook and subsequently change some of the contact information before completing the merge, the merge data will not be changed.

RESOLUTION

After changing the contact information in Outlook, start the merge process again so that the changed data can be read and included in your merge.

MORE INFORMATION

When Outlook starts the merge process, the contact information is converted into a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file with the incremented file name, Omm<#>.doc, where the "#" represents the number of times the merge has been attempted. For example, your first file would be named Omm1.doc, the second, Omm2.doc and so on. These files are kept in the \Windows\Temp folder and are retained for three days.

REFERENCES

For additional information about mail merge with Outlook, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q192258 OL2000: How to Mail Merge Using Contacts

For additional information about merging from Word using the Outlook Address Book, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q197716 OL2000: Field Differences Between Outlook and Word Mail Merge

Additional query words: OL2K 98

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb