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SYMPTOMSIf a single field data file is in a paragraph delimited form, the dialog box Header Record Delimiterswill appear at several points during the mail merge process. The default Field Delimiter is displayed as [none]. To properly close this dialog box, leave the settings as they are displayed and click OK. NOTE: This information in this article applies only to data files that consist of a single field. If this dialog box appears when using a data file with two or more fields, there is an error in the header record. CAUSE
This dialog is prompting you to select the character to separate
fields and records in the data file. For example, in many
multiple-field data files, a comma is used to separate each field and
a paragraph (hard carriage return) is used to separate each record. In
the case of a single field data file, there is no field separator.
If you open the data file in View Source mode immediately after you cancel the Header Record Delimiters message, click the file and click Yes when prompted to save the changes. Clicking No and canceling the Header Record Delimiters message breaks the link between the data file and main document. WORKAROUND
To convert the data file to a single column table, follow these steps:
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