TXT file conversion problem...?

[Kenneth]

Howdy,

I have some Word 2002 templates that were mailmerge docs
saved as dot files.

Their datasource files are TXT.

Now, for reasons that I can't seem to find, when the
templates open, a File Conversion dialog opens and it shows
the conversion file to be set to Japanese Shift-TIS.

If I manually change that to Windows (Default), the TXT file
appears as it should.

Despite lots of assistance, I am unable to find a way to
change that setting permanently.

Is there code that I could attach to these DOT files to tell
them to use the Windows (Default) conversion?

If so, what would it be?

Sincere thanks for any help on this,

 

[Kenneth]

Howdy,

I have some Word 2002 templates that were mailmerge docs
saved as dot files.

Their datasource files are TXT.

Now, for reasons that I can't seem to find, when the
templates open, a File Conversion dialog opens and it shows
the conversion file to be set to Japanese Shift-TIS.

If I manually change that to Windows (Default), the TXT file
appears as it should.

Despite lots of assistance, I am unable to find a way to
change that setting permanently.

Is there code that I could attach to these DOT files to tell
them to use the Windows (Default) conversion?

If so, what would it be?

Sincere thanks for any help on this,

Hello again,

I found a line of VBA code on the MS site that may be
useful...

It would apparently tell Word to use a particular conversion
file to open a TXT file:

Format:=wdOpenFormatText, Encoding:=msoEncodingUSASCII

My need is slightly different, but would seem to be related.

I am not (directly) opening the TXT file.

Instead, I want it to be converted in a particular way as it
is used as a datasource for a mailmerge.

Would the same code approach work in that situation?

Thanks again,

 

[Graham Mayor]

How about

ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource name:= _
"D:\Path\DataFile.txt", ConfirmConversions:=False, _
ReadOnly:=False, LinkToSource:=True, AddToRecentFiles:=False


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[Peter Jamieson]

Is this now solved using that defaultCPG setting?

Peter Jamiesoat

 

[Kenneth]

Is this now solved using that defaultCPG setting?

Peter Jamiesoat

Hi again Peter,

Yes... this was the problem solved as in the other thread.

Many thanks,