Print Merge Err Msg: "Requested First Record Is Beyond End..."
PSS ID Number: Q105822
Article last modified on 11-30-1993

2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b,
   2.0c
 - Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Word for Windows may issue the following error message when you
perform a print merge operation on selected records (for example, from
record 10 to record 15):

   The requested first record is beyond the end of the print merge
   data file.

CAUSE
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This problem is frequently seen with large comma-delimited dBASE
files. The problem results from misplaced field delimiters. For
example, in the following sample data document, there is a misplaced
quotation mark between Bob and Smith in the first record (the second
record is a valid record):

   name, address
   "Bob "Smith", "111 Main St"
   "Sue Jones", "222 Main St"

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.x of Word
for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 6.0 of Word for
Windows.

WORKAROUND
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Remove all the misplaced quotation marks.

Additional reference words: mail merge 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b
2.00c W4WMERGE

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.
