Lanticians, members
Sesame/Microsoft Word merge printing system
It appears that I had linked to Microsoft Word the wrong format in creating a data source file *.txt
Therefore, it did not recognize the datasource file.
The data source file should look exactly like what is listed in Appendix 2 -Advanced Programming pp. 233
Also- Follow the directions carefully and exactly on how to create a Merge print in an application.
only change the "Modifiable Parameters" as needed for your application
Special note on:
the vData Path The "program" will create the data source file. DONT TRY TO CREATE IT YOUR SELF.
DON'T CONFUSE OTHER PRINT DOCUMENTATION WITH THE MERGE PRINT PROGRAM.
•The vDataPath variable specifies the path to the data source file (customer.txt, in this case) that the program will create for your Word merge documents to use. If you don’t have a c:\sesame\docs\ folder, we recommend that you create it now rather than changing the parameter in the program.
•The vDocsPath variable is the path to the folder where your Word merge documents are stored. The default is c:\sesame\docs\.
•The vWordPath variable is the path to the word.bat batch file you created earlier: c:\sesame\word.bat.

Special Thanks

to

Tom Marcellous

for his support
And for those of you that have not subscribed to "Inside Sesame" I strongly encourage it. I subscribed and in two issues have applied many things to my Sesame applications. It has monthly issue (12-16) pages of great topics. I think it serves a great medium to decrease the learning curve time and optimize your knowledge base.
Regards,
Dave Costanzo