Access and Word

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Steve

Please help. I would like to create an Access databae using Access 2002.
What I have already are Word templates used to input the information into the
document and then saved. What i would like to do in Access is to input this
same information that is required by my Word templates and then merge them
into a Word document and then it can be saved. This would be used to track
the documents and find them without having to search files for file names and
such. Can this be done and when a document is saved with this information,
will that documents file location and name be saved within the same database.
Thanx
 
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Bob

What you would actually be doing is saving the data
utilizing an Access form similar to what you see in on
your Word templates. The templates that you're currently
using could be recreated using one or more Access report
to view the data once it's stored. All of the data is
stored in the same database, but possibly in diferent
tables, so the path to each individual document isn't
necessary because every record is saved together and then
printed using a report. There are several ways to select
the appropriate report and also to filter for the records
you want to see. Look at your templates to see what type
of information is being collected and determine what
tables will need to be created.
 
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Steve

Thanx Bob,

But my problem is more complicated. I have created a form in access with
what I want, now I want to "click" a button and all this information would be
merged into a word document at a Header and Footer location. Then once I
complete the body of the Word document and save it, I would like to save it
under certain parts of the form and then have that saved document name show
up in the database, so I can easily search for that Word document at a later
time if necessary.
 
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