I developed a db for a cliet that was using MS Works. They wanted a Filemaker or Access database because they needed it to be multi user, and Works can not be used on a network with more than one person at a time.

With Works the database fields can be easily inserted right inside the Works wordprocessor, and they would type numerous letters and do mail merges, and put fields into the text. The word processor had word wrap and was a decent word processor (much better than the Filemaker word processing within the layouts).

I put together a database that is far superior as far as database capabilities, but does not make it as easy to do word processing and insert field. They need more word processing and less database. They keep changing their form letters based on the individual circumstances of each case. So, they are not pleased with what I did for them.

I did tell them they can create a letter in MS Word and cut and paste it into a new layout in Filemaker. But, they lose the formatting and do not like taking these extra steps.

Is there anyway I can have Filemaker interface with a word processor so that all records are automatically available within the word processor. They would not want to export the records, so it would have to be an automatic type of interface or relationship?

Thanks, Jeff Norensky

I will put FM capabilities as word processing program as hi as MS Works. True, you cannot produce table inside of text, but for single page letter FM is sufficient. Or not?

In Windows you can merge FMPro v5 Data with MS Word docs using ODBC.

On a Mac MS Word has a built-in feature to merge with FM Pro

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Originally posted by Korky:

In Windows you can merge FMPro v5 Data with MS Word docs using ODBC.

On a Mac MS Word has a built-in feature to merge with FM Pro

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It does not work reliably. And it works in single user mode only.

It is SO esay to do mail merges. Just export the data as a merge file and set the Word template to use that file as the data source. That's it.

Old Advance Man