I'm using the Publish to Word button to export a report to a Word document. However, my report has lines (for formatting) and images for each record which are not coming through to the Word doc.

Is this a limitation of the RTF export and if so can I export to Word in another manner?

I've seen this issue in a few other places online and it hasn't been answered.
(Other related questions: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/...Q_21227464.html, http://forums.devshed.com/t198154/s.html )

Thanks.

Kenny

i do believe this is a limitation.

you could instead export .snp (using snapshot viewer)(free from MS), to be embedded in a word document. Also you could set up (free) ghostscript (search the code archive) to be able to export as pdf(as well as jpg,bmp,tif,png,etc. which can be embedded in .doc)

hth,
aaron

RTF files do not incorporate images (or at least not through 2002)- that includes the lines you can draw in Access reports.For those, you can position dashes in your report and they will output.There are some other limitations as well and the RTF document will, at best, look a lot like the Access report and at worst will rearrange lines and perform other misdeeds.

I assume you are not using SNP or PDF outputs because the Word documents need editing, otherwise those are great choices.

You can automate Word from Access to make up your report. Not necessarily for the faint of heart or those in a hurry. I would search MS Support site for a white paper on Automating Word from Access.

RTF export is notorious in this regard. Graphic elements are lost, for the most part. You'll do far better to look at another option if the formatting of the output is important.

You can create a Word Document and use the mail merge feature to export fields to it, if that is soemthing that will work for your purposes.

The snapshot viewer is also good. Of course, if you go that route, anyone who receives your snapshot reports will need to download and install the viewer, from MS

George