mail merge (more than 255 characters)

macropod · #1 12-06-2011, 04:04 AM

Hi allenglishboy,

There should be more than two connection options, including DDE, which you should try.

allenglishboy · #2 12-06-2011, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macropod

Hi allenglishboy,

There should be more than two connection options, including DDE, which you should try.

DDE was not an option.

here is the fix I had to end up doing. I read online that Word looks at the first 8 entries to see if they are over 255 characters, if they are not then it truncates anything over 255 characters SO i added an arbitrary bit of text to the first field So that it was over 255 characters. Then word let all the field be over 255 characters.

spoednick · #3 02-07-2012, 03:12 AM

i was looking all over for this problem.
Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by allenglishboy

DDE was not an option.

here is the fix I had to end up doing. I read online that Word looks at the first 8 entries to see if they are over 255 characters, if they are not then it truncates anything over 255 characters SO i added an arbitrary bit of text to the first field So that it was over 255 characters. Then word let all the field be over 255 characters.

Bennet · #4 03-05-2013, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spoednick

i was looking all over for this problem.
Thanks!

I am facing the same problem, but I dont understand which field you are talking about, in excel or word?

can you also give an example?

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