Hi Paul,

I understand we can automated the process.
At the time being, we have over hundred different .txt files input which is automated to feed to word (>100 different letter templates) for the mailmerge.

If we need to change to excel, and that need non-unified process to change this auto process, as each .TXT can have variable numeric fields that need 'text' type to be changed by excel, so why I told it is not a preferable process, as letter-1 may need column a,c with 'text' type, letter-2 may need column d,e with 'text' type, letter-2 may need column a,d with 'text' type etc.

Nothing have changed we using '~' so far in all these .TXT files, and they work, except this Y79.doc.

I tried remove also '~' at the end of each record for process, but it did not work.

I hope I have described our situation clearly and why I want a MS word itself solution.