David,
I would love to have some sample code to do this "mail merge". If possible can you send me a sample word document along with a table and program. I am really lost when it comes to word processing. Send instructions on the back of a $20 bill or email me at robertmos@aol.com
Thanks

>>>>What is a good way to create form letters in a VFP application and insert data from a table into each letter like a mail merge file?
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>>>Another way is (if your client has Office Professional) to simply create a table, and fire up a pre-written word document which references the fields in the table. (See Mail-Merge/Set datasource options in Word) This makes it very easy for the user(s) to amend the form letter, and is so simple to program. It then allows all the powerful native features of Word merge facilities.
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>>>BTW, I'm not sure, but you may need to create the table as a Foxpro 2.6 version, but that's fairly easy too (COPY TO...)
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>>>HTH
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>>David,
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>>Thanks for the reply. I guess that I will have to give them a way to select the data then export it so they can do a mail merge from word.
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>If you need any help there I've been down this track with a real-estate mail merge system using Word as the merge program. Just holler and I can email you some stuff