???? in merged word doc

[dumdum2]

I have a Word doc that merges with data from an Access database. One of the merged fields in the Word doc printed some of the field's data and then just printed a bunch of ?'s. What was different about this particular data record, was that the field contained more data than usual, but it's a memo field, so all the data is displayed in Access and the Access query fine. (I actually use the trim function for the field.)

Is there a way to shrink/grow the merge field in the Word doc, so that all the data is displayed?

Thanks!

 

[xlhelp]

I have never tried this. I understand Word has a limit of 256 characters for a merge field, unless the very first entry contains the largest entry for the field, then Word drops the limit.

May be you want to try that.

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[dcompto]

Are you using Word 2000? If so, see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/242072

 

[dumdum2]

Yes, I am using Word 2000.....thanks for the link!

 

[dcompto]

You're welcome. Hope it solves the problem for you!