## WD: MailMergeReset Generates WordBasic Error 509

Q109835

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

## SYMPTOMS

The WordBasic macro command MailMergeReset generates the following error message when executed in a document that is not formatted for a mail merge:

### Word 7.x

> The MailMergeReset command is not available because the document is not a mail merge main document.

### Word 6.x and Earlier

> Word Basic Err = 509

## CAUSE

The MailMergeReset command is not available because the document is not a valid mail merge main document.

## RESOLUTION

Use the MailMergeState() command as demonstrated in the following macro to determine if the current document is a mail merge main document, then run the MailMergeRest command based on the results.

       Sub MAIN
          If MailMergeState(0) = 2 Then MailMergeReset
       End Sub

## MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is different from that of Word 2.x. The Word 2.x macro language allows the command FilePrintMergeReset to run in a normal document without generating any error messages. Word 6.x converts the FilePrintMergeReset command to MailMergeReset.

## REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, page 582.

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