I'm having the same type of problem. But in my case, I was using Windows XP OS, and had created a Word 2003 template that consists of a table with merge fields in it, saved to the Microsoft Template directory as a .dot file - then this is merged with a CSV file located in 'MyDocuments' folder. It worked just fine.

Our company switched our computers to Windows 7 64 bit and Word 2010.

I tried to replicate the scenario as close as i could and saved the templates to the Mircrosoft template directory, and the data in the Library/Documents" folder. Then I browsed to the new data lodation and it merged fine. I save template file. But it seems no matter what I try, my Word Template never retains the data source, and I have to keep on attaching it every single time I want to merge data from that file name.

I have tried changing the location of the files, changing the Trust settings in Word, tried doing them in dot format, in dotx format, etc. I've tried creating a new dotx file and even a docx, and copy and pated the table into it and then tried to merge to that. I tried so many variables that my head is spinning.

Right now I have the data source csv file saved to "Library/Documents", I've also tried storing the data file to the desktop and making new folders in other locations to store it in. Right now the template is saved to the microsoft template file folder via "users". I've run out of ideas. Is this a bug?

Help please...