"Invalid Database" Error Attaching Mail Merge Data Document

ID: Q112710

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

In a mail merge main document, if you attach a data document that contains Script, Roman or Modern font formatting or have one of those fonts as your default font, Word for Windows displays the following error message:

Word could not open <FILENAME> because it did not contain a valid database.

STATUS

We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Reformat your data document for a font other than Script, Roman or Modern.

Additional query words: 6.00a winword word6

Keywords : kbprint kbmerge
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :