"Reference Source Not Found" Converting MS-DOS Word Main Doc
  
PSS ID Number: Q116266
Article last modified on 11-01-1994
 
6.00 6.00a | 6.00
 
WINDOWS    | MS-DOS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
 - Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you convert a Word 6.0 for MS-DOS print merge main document to Word
6.0 for Windows format, the following error occurs in place of the mail
merge field codes:
 
   Error! Reference source not found.
 
CAUSE
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Word for Windows incorrectly converts the Word for MS-DOS <<Firstname>>
print merge field code to a REF field instead of a MERGEFIELD field.
 
Word for Windows converts the <<Firstname>> print merge code to the
following REF field:
 
   {REF Firstname}
 
instead of converting it to the following correct MERGEFIELD field:
 
   {MERGEFIELD Firstname}
 
Because of the REF field, Word looks for a bookmark named "Firstname,"
which does not exist.
 
WORKAROUND
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After you convert your Word for MS-DOS document to Word for Windows file
format, use the following procedure to replace the REF fields with
MERGEFIELD fields and update the modified fields:
 
1. Press ALT+F9 to switch to field codes view.
 
2. From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 
3. In the Find What box, type "REF " (without the quotation marks, in caps,
   with a space after) and select the Match Case option.
 
4. In the Replace With box, type "MERGEFIELD " (without the quotation
   marks, with a space after).
 
5. Choose the Replace All button.
 
6. Choose the Close button.
 
7. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.
 
8. Press F9 to update all the fields in the document. The "Reference
   source..." error message should be replaced by MERGEFIELD fields.
 
9. Press ALT+F9 to return to field results view. In place of the MERGEFIELD
   fields, you should now see the mail merge record names, such as
   <<Firstname>>. You can now use this document in a Word for Windows mail
   merge operation.
 
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