Mail merge cannot continue in Publisher 2000

[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

I have used maik merge successfully for a number of years. Yesteday when I
try I get Mail merge Cannot continue. Can anyone tell me how to slove this
ptoblem?

 

[Mary Sauer]

What is the exact error?

PUB2000: Jet VBA Error Starting Mail Merge in Publisher 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218189/en-us

PUB2000: Error: "There is Not Enough Memory to Complete This Operation" Opening
Merged Publication
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236916/en-us

It could be updating your MDAC components and the JET might be the solution.
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c
If your MDAC components are current you may have a mismatched component.

MDAC Utility: Component Checker
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=8f0a8df6-4a21-4b43-bf53-14332ef092c9

What version Windows are you using? The Jet updates are OS version specific.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx?freetext=jet&displaylang=en&stype=s_basic

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[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

Exact error is "Mail merge cannot continue" when I try to Open Data Source or
load a file that contains a merged file.

I have reloaded the software from the original Publisher disk and this had
no effect.

 

[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

Sorry should have said Windows XP. Have reloaded Publisher from original disk
without this solving the problem.

Exaxt error is "mail merge cannot continue" whwn I select Open Data Source
or when I open a file which contains a merged file.

I have tried loading Jet but was told have later version. Also MDAC but if
I'm honest I'm a novice user and didn't completely understand the mircosoft
posts.

Tom

 

[Mary Sauer]

What are you using as your data base? Do you use the same data over and over?
Have you thought about copy/pasting the fields to a new file? You may have some
corruption going on.

Most programs that can create a .dbf file can also create other types of files
that Publisher can use as the data source for a mail merge. If you are creating
a mail merged publication that you will need to keep reopening, save the data in
another format (such as a delimited text (.txt) or Microsoft Database (.mdb)
file).

 

[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

Can't use any type of file. Just trying to start a new mail merge when I
select Open Data Source generated the same error message

 

[Mary Sauer]

Have you tried the Detect and Repair in the Help Menu?

What format is your data source?

 

[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

Yes tried Detect and Repair and a complete reload.

Have sources files in Access, Excel and Works database. None work.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I don't know what else to tell you. I sincerely believe if you install the MDAC
components your problem will be solved.
"Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: MS Access Database" error
message when you run the Setup program for Office 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324628/en-us

 

[Publisher 2000 Mailmerge cannot continue]

Thanks Mary.

I believe I have installed the MDAC components and hopefully correctly. I
guess I just have to try another package.

Tom