WD2000: Mail Merge Data Source Form Field Calculations Result in 0

ID: Q220583

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a mail merge using a Word data source document that contains form fields whose type is set to Calculation, the merged data results in 0 or 0.00 (dependent upon your calculation) instead of the expected calculated result.

WORKAROUND

For information about a workaround to this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q230740 WD2000: How to Use Form Data as Mail Merge Data Source

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug