>>Hi John...
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>>Other than using a General Field, I think you are going to be out of luck - at least as far as the VFP Report Writer is concerned.
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>>Have you considered using Crystal Reports???
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>Hi John, thanks for your time!
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>I haven't used Crystal Reports, but at this point I am willing to try anything that will solve my mail merge delima. What I am trying to attempt here is a mail merge alternative since none of my users have a standard WP program installed. This particular application is a file server/ multi-user construction. Will Crystal Reports work for something like this? I will go check it out, but I would like your professional opinion!
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>Thanks.
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>John.

John -

Can you tell me what solution you came up with for your problem? Your problem description sounded almost identical to one I'm trying to deal with 7 months later. I'd be interested in hearing if CR was the answer.

Thanks,

Sylvia