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"Incompatible File Format" - Doing A Merge Wi
DocumentID: 609308
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:34:21 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: While performing a merge between a primary and secondary document both created in WordPerfect, a customer received the message, "Incompatible File Format."

Another customer received the error "File Not Found" when merging two files. The error displayed after the customer entered the name of the secondary file. But, part of the first record from the secondary file would appear on the screen. Solutions: The customer had inadvertently placed a ^S (Control-S) code in place of a ^D (Control-D) code for the merge to insert the date at the beginning of the primary document.

While trying to duplicate the mistake on the 09/25/91 release, instead of giving the "Incompatible File Format" error message, the program simply did not perform the merge and returned to a blank document screen.

The second customer was using {Field Names} in the primary file. In the {Field Names} command string, the customer had pressed Ctrl-S instead of Shift-S for a capital S. So, the command looked like this:
      {Field names}Name~Address~City~^State~Phone~~

After the customer removed the Control-S character, the merge was completed.

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