Mail Merge - missing DLL

[Guest]

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper" up, click set as directed, the under data source I click get data, use address book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message. "A required file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing and reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system for the DLL but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merge from word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not have this problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dll and where it needs to go?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper" up,

click set as directed, the under data source I click get data, use address
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message. "A required
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email installation
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing and
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system for the DLL
but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merge from
word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not have this
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dll and where
it needs to go?

 

[Guest]

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT exist on my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the 2000 version that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the article has said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000 version and could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I have also tried repairing after a fresh install

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.as


--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper" up

click set as directed, the under data source I click get data, use addres
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message. "A require
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email installatio
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing an
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system for the DL
but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merge fro
word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not have thi
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dll and wher
it needs to go

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003.
Provide clearer steps to repro.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT exist on

my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the 2000 version
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the article has
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000 version and
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I
have also tried repairing after a fresh install.

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper"

up,
click set as directed, the under data source I click get data, use address
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message. "A required
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email installation
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing and
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system for the DLL
but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merge from
word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not have this
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dll and where
it needs to go?

 

[Guest]

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts panel comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels. Click OK. Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the mailmerge helper dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge helper. this section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my default printer. Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get data select use address book and select outlook address book

At this point I get an error message that says

"A required file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary.

Press OK

I have reinstalled all of Office 2003 including Word and Outlook downloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous times with the same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified that Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for the schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does not exist on my system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I repair at this point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that the dll was either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup program, or never existed in the first place.


----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003
Provide clearer steps to repro
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT exist o

my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the 2000 versio
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the article ha
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000 version an
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall,
have also tried repairing after a fresh install

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.as

--

Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper

up
click set as directed, the under data source I click get data, us addres
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message. " require
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your emai installatio
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing an
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system for th DL
but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merg fro
word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not hav thi
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dl and wher
it needs to go

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Wait a minute. Why are you using the Mail Merge Helper in Office 2003? You
should be using the Mail Merge Toolbar or Task Pane. The Mail Merge Helper
is obsolete. When you start a merge from Outlook, you have no need to select
the data source.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts panel

comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels. Click OK.
Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the mailmerge helper
dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge helper. this
section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my default printer.
Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get data select use
address book and select outlook address book.

At this point I get an error message that says:

"A required file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your

email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary."

Press OK.

I have reinstalled all of Office 2003 including Word and Outlook

downloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous times with the
same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified that
Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for the
schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does not exist on my
system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I repair at this
point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that the dll was
either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup program, or never
existed in the first place.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003.
Provide clearer steps to repro.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT

exist on
my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the 2000 version
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the article has
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000 version and
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I
have also tried repairing after a fresh install.

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp
--

Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge

Helper"

up,
click set as directed, the under data source I click get data,

use

address
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message.

"A

required
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your

email

installation
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing and
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my system

for the
DLL

but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a

mail merge
from

word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not

have

this
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get

schdmapi.dll
and where

it needs to go?

 

[Guest]

I got to mail merge helper by following the on screen directions. what steps should I do to mail merge from outlook

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Wait a minute. Why are you using the Mail Merge Helper in Office 2003? Yo
should be using the Mail Merge Toolbar or Task Pane. The Mail Merge Helpe
is obsolete. When you start a merge from Outlook, you have no need to selec
the data source
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts pane

comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels. Click OK
Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the mailmerge helpe
dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge helper. thi
section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my default printer
Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get data select us
address book and select outlook address bookdownloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous times with th
same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified tha
Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for th
schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does not exist on m
system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I repair at thi
point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that the dll wa
either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup program, or neve
existed in the first place

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003

Provide clearer steps to repro
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NO

exist o
my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the 200 versio
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the articl ha
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000 versio an
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried a uninstall/reinstall,
have also tried repairing after a fresh install

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.as
--

Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merg

Helper

up
click set as directed, the under data source I click get data

us

addres
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error message

"

require
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check you

emai

installatio
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've trie repairing an
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my syste

for th
DL

but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did

mail merg
from

word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did not

have

this
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get

schdmapi.dll
and where

it needs to go?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Use the Mail Merge Helper only to select the label type, then dismiss it and
use the Mail Merge Toolbar. The error you are getting is because you are
trying to open a data source that has already been opened.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I got to mail merge helper by following the on screen directions. what

steps should I do to mail merge from outlook?

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Wait a minute. Why are you using the Mail Merge Helper in Office 2003? You
should be using the Mail Merge Toolbar or Task Pane. The Mail Merge Helper
is obsolete. When you start a merge from Outlook, you have no need to select
the data source.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts

panel
comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels. Click OK.
Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the mailmerge helper
dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge helper. this
section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my default printer.
Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get data select use
address book and select outlook address book. your
email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary."downloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous times with the
same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified that
Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for the
schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does not exist on my
system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I repair at this
point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that the dll was
either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup program, or never
existed in the first place.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003.

Provide clearer steps to repro.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT

exist on
my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the

2000

version
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the

article

has
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000

version

and
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I
have also tried repairing after a fresh install.

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp

Helper"

up,
click set as directed, the under data source I click get

data,

use

message.

"A email for the
DLL mail merge
from have schdmapi.dll
and where

 

[Guest]

OK thanks, If you were familiar withe the way mail merge worked before you would blow right by the directions at the top of the control box and do like I was doing and get an error. Sounds like a bug to me. MS might need to patch the mail merge helper so you at least can't use the control and get an error.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Use the Mail Merge Helper only to select the label type, then dismiss it and
use the Mail Merge Toolbar. The error you are getting is because you are
trying to open a data source that has already been opened.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I got to mail merge helper by following the on screen directions. what

steps should I do to mail merge from outlook?

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Wait a minute. Why are you using the Mail Merge Helper in Office

2003? You
should be using the Mail Merge Toolbar or Task Pane. The Mail Merge Helper
is obsolete. When you start a merge from Outlook, you have no need to select
the data source.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts

panel
comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels. Click OK.
Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the mailmerge helper
dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge helper. this
section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my default printer.
Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get data select use
address book and select outlook address book. your
email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary."downloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous times with the
same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified that
Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for the
schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does not exist on my
system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I repair at this
point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that the dll was
either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup program, or never
existed in the first place.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003.

Provide clearer steps to repro.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT

exist on
my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the

2000

version
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the

article

has
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000

version

and
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I
have also tried repairing after a fresh install.

What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp

Helper"

up,
click set as directed, the under data source I click get

data,

use

message.

"A email for the
DLL mail merge
from have schdmapi.dll
and where

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Agreed. To me it seems a clear oversight that the Mail Merge Helper is
invoked at all. If they wanted to migrate users to using the Mail Merge
Toolbar, why did they keep the Mail Merge Helper around and even still
require it for a few functions?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

OK thanks, If you were familiar withe the way mail merge worked before you

would blow right by the directions at the top of the control box and do like
I was doing and get an error. Sounds like a bug to me. MS might need to
patch the mail merge helper so you at least can't use the control and get an
error.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Use the Mail Merge Helper only to select the label type, then dismiss it and
use the Mail Merge Toolbar. The error you are getting is because you are
trying to open a data source that has already been opened.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I got to mail merge helper by following the on screen directions.

what
steps should I do to mail merge from outlook?

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Wait a minute. Why are you using the Mail Merge Helper in

Office
2003? You

should be using the Mail Merge Toolbar or Task Pane. The Mail

Merge

Helper
is obsolete. When you start a merge from Outlook, you have no

need to
select

the data source.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

From Outlook Contacts. Click tools>mailmerge. Mail merge contacts

panel
comes up, use defaults except document type is mailing labels.

Click

OK.
Word opens with dialog to press setupin section 1 of the

mailmerge

helper
dialog. press OK. Press setup in section 1 of the mailmerge

helper.

this
section sets up the type of label I used avery 5160 to my

default

printer.
Press OK.under section 2 of the mailmerge helper I press get

data
select use

address book and select outlook address book. your
email installation and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary."
downloades latest patches and repeated the above numerous

times with
the

same results. Following the article (you provided the link). I verified that
Outlook is the default mail client and then when I search for the
schdmapi.dll to rename and repair as suggested that dll does

not
exist on my

system. This would explain why it could not be loaded. When I

repair
at this

point it has no effect. The only thing I can figure is that

the dll
was

either deleted when I upgraded to Office 2003 by the setup

program,
or never

existed in the first place.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Haven't seen the problem with Outlook 2003.
Provide clearer steps to repro.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I tried all of that when I did a search for the DLL It does NOT exist on
my machine. This is a problem with the 2003 version not the

2000

version
that the article describes, but like I said I tried what the

article

has
said and the DLL does NOT exist on my machine. I had the 2000

version

and
could mail merge with no problems. I have tried an uninstall/reinstall, I
have also tried repairing after a fresh install.
What confuses me is you can mail merge from Word.
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----
Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q290/7/21.asp
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I can't do a mail merge from outlook. I get the "Mail Merge Helper"
up,
click set as directed, the under data source I click get

data,

use
address
book, outlook address book, click OK and get an error

message.

"A
required
file, SCHDMAPI.DLL, coud not be loaded. Please check your email
installation
and reinstall Microsoft WORD if necessary." I've tried repairing and
reinstalling office, no help. I've done a search on my

system
for the

DLL
but it does NOT exist. Just for kicks I successfully did a mail merge
from
word using outlook contacts but can't from outlook. I did

not
have

this
problem with Office 2000. Anyone know where I can get schdmapi.dll
and where
it needs to go?