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MailMerge not working on Office 2016

I have one program which uses mailmerge in Word and it works perfectly in office 2007 and tested in 2010. But in office 2016 it throws an error

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Code is below

ASSIGN lv_cDocument = fiFile.                 /* chosen from program select */
ASSIGN lv_cDataFile = "C:\a\data.dat".
ASSIGN lv_cMailMergeFile = "C:\a\dataOutput.doc".

MailMerge(lv_cDocument,                      /* Main Document */
          lv_cDataFile,                      /* File that holds all the data */
          lv_cMailMergeFile,                 /* File to hold new mail merge document */
          NO).   

DEFINE VARIABLE oWord AS COM-HANDLE NO-UNDO.

CREATE "Word.Application" oWord.
oWord:Documents:Open("C:\a\dataOutput.doc").
oWord:Visible = True.

RELEASE OBJECT oWord.

Any thoughts what is "new" in new office so i can modify my program that it works on all version of MS-Offices?

Solution

  • The problem was in Word options.

    Steps to resolve the auto launch errors:

    • Open MS Word.
    • Click on File > Options.
    • In the General section under Start up options, uncheck the "Open e-mail attachments and other uneditable files in reading view" box.
    • Close Word and try to export and auto launch your document again. It may take a couple of tried for Word to realize the setting has been changed.

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