A DATABASE field is not the same as having a database connection. An ordinary document can have DATABASE fields and a mailmerge main document must have a database connection. A mailmerge main document can have both a database connection and one or more DATABASE fields.

Have you tried 'repairing' the document as indicated in my previous post?

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Yep. I also tried building a new one from scratch too. Started with a blank page and linked to an existing recipient list and loaded a bunch of mergefields into it, saved it, then reopened it and had to go through the merge confirmation twice.

How can I tell if it has database fields in it?

You're unlikely to have them in a document you've built from scratch. That said, you could press Alt-F9 to expose the field codes. DATABASE fields will all start with the word 'DATABASE'.

Are you sure your qry_Not_Enough_Info_R.rtf file isn't itself a mailmerge main document or a document containing a DATABASE field?

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