I'm wondering if anyone can help me with my mail merge problem. I haven't tried this before and have tried to follow the instructions on Pat Asher's website. I have browsed the archives on Rootsweb-Help but can't seem to find out where I'm going wrong. Thanks Laurie The form is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmanito/bmd/index.html The template is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmanito/bmd/template.txt the form looks like this: <table border="4" width="90%" cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <form action="/cgi- bin/local/mailmerge.cgi/onmanito/public_html/template.txt" METHOD=POST enctype="application/x-www.form-urlencoded"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden name="mgr_name" value="Laurie Lovelace"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden name="mgr_email" value="[email protected]"> <div align="center"> <p align="left"><strong>* Required – Your submission will not be posted if any of these fields are left blank. </strong></p> <table border="0" width="85%" cellspacing="1"> <tr valign="middle"> <td width="26%" height="35"> * Submission Type </td> <td width="33%" height="35"><select name="Type" id="select"> <option value="" selected>Please select</option> <option value="Birth">Birth</option> <option value="Death">Death</option> <option value="Marriage">Marriage</option> </select></td> <td width="41%" height="35"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"> * Surname</td> <td height="35"><input name="Surname" type="text" id="Surname" size="40"><br>eg. Collins </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"> First name</td> <td height="35"><input name="FirstName0" type="text" id="FirstName02" size="40"><br>eg. Stanley</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"> Father's name</td> <td height="35"><input name="Father" type="text" id="Father2" size="40"><br>eg. Raymond Collins</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"> Mother's name <br> </td> <td height="35"><input name="Mother" type="text" id="Mother2" size="40"><br>eg. Elizabeth Brown</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"><p> * Bride (groom) <br> </p></td> <td height="35"><input name="BrideGroom" type="text" id="BrideGroom2" size="40"><br>eg. Jane Smith</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"><font size="-1">* </font>Date (08 Aug 1876) </td> <td height="35"><select name="Day" id="select2"> <option selected>Day</option> <option>01</option> <option>02</option> <option>03</option> <option>04</option> <option>05</option> <option>06</option> <option>07</option> <option>08</option> <option>09</option> <option>10</option> <option>11</option> <option>12</option> <option>13</option> <option>14</option> <option>15</option> <option>16</option> <option>17</option> <option>18</option> <option>19</option> <option>20</option> <option>21</option> <option>22</option> <option>23</option> <option>24</option> <option>25</option> <option>26</option> <option>27</option> <option>28</option> <option>29</option> <option>30</option> <option>31</option> </select> <select name="Month" id="select3"> <option selected>Month</option> <option value="01">Jan</option> <option value="02">Feb</option> <option value="03">Mar</option> <option value="04">Apr</option> <option value="05">May</option> <option value="06">Jun</option> <option value="07">Jul</option> <option value="08">Aug</option> <option value="09">Sep</option> <option value="10">Oct</option> <option value="11">Nov</option> <option value="12">Dec</option> </select> <input name="Year" type="text" id="Year2" size="4" value="Year"> </td> <td height="35"><strong>Required information</strong></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35">* TownTownship</td> <td height="35"><select name="County" id="select4"> <option selected>Please select </option> <option>Allan </option> <option>Assiginack </option> <option>Barrie Island </option> <option>Bidwell </option> <option>Billings </option> <option>Burpee/Mills </option> <option>Campbell </option> <option>Carnarvon </option> <option>Central Manitoulin </option> <option>Cockburn Island </option> <option>Dawson </option> <option>Gordon </option> <option>Howland </option> <option>Little Current </option> <option>Manitowaning</option> <option>Meldrum Bay </option> <option>Robinson </option> <option>NEMI </option> <option>Sandfield </option> <option>Sheguiandah </option> <option>Tehkummah </option> <option>Wikwemikong </option> <option>Other </option> </select></td> <td height="35"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35"> * Other Town Township (specify) <br> </td> <td height="35"><input name="OtherTownTownship" type="text" id="OtherTownTownship2" size="40"><br>eg. Sault Ste. Marie</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35">* Your name </td> <td height="35"><input name="YourName" type="text" id="YourName2" size="40"></td> <td height="35"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="35">* Your email </td> <td height="35"><input name="YourEmail" type="text" id="YourEmail2" size="40"></td> <td height="35"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="left">Note: Once you have checked your entry press the submit button and your submission will be recorded. <strong>Ensure date field is completed.</strong></p> <p align="center"> <INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear Form"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit"> </p> </form> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table> the template looks like this: # template: template.txt ACTION=mail MULTIVALUE_FORMAT=BRACES ESCAPE_HTML=0 SUBJECT=Manitoulin BMD ################################################################# [email protected] WORDWRAP=72 TITLE=Submission has been sent. AUTHOR=Laurie Lovelace ADDRESS=<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmanito/index.html">RETURN to Manitoulin Genealogy Home Page</a> . MAIL_HEADER= #To: @[email protected] To: [email protected] From: @[email protected] Reply-to: @[email protected] Subject: @[email protected] X-mail-agent: mailmerge v1.0 X-form-location: @[email protected] . OUTPUT_FORM= @[email protected], < @[email protected] > has sent the following submission: @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] .