A couple of options, use SendObject in your macro and email the list to yourself first, or use OutputTo and create a file in a directory somewhere. You will have a choice of formats, .txt is one, .xls, .rtf, etc. You might want to try several formats 1st before deciding what will work best for your need. hth, Cathy Cherie <msogroup@xxxxxxxxx To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx om> Sent by: cc: mso-bounce@freelist s.org Subject: [mso] create text file from column contents 08/17/2004 01:06 PM Please respond to ..... mso I have a data base that has two columns that contain email addresses. I can not no how no way get a decent mail merge going with word/access (it takes about 5 minutes to send the mail out) SO..I have to copy/paste the email addresses into notepad and send to the boss..she pastes it all in to outlook the boss prefers it this way anyway..so doing it this way is the only option right now my question: I know I can make a macro or something that will take the contents of the columns and put them in a txt file...but I have no idea how..I only know VERY basic stuff can someone get me step by step directions on doing this? ---Thanks, Cherie ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************