Data Cards, Variables, and MS Word .docm files

Good Day,

I've completed a data card for our ECN document, and now I'mcreating the ECN document (.docm) with fields for the data cardvariables.

There are 2 variables that are not getting into the Word documentbecause I can't make values for those variables "stick" on the datacard.
I don't know why. I populate the fields on the card, and check inthe document, then check it out, and the values are not there.

Another unexplainable behavior is when I double click to open thedocument from our test vault, MS Word tells me that "There was anerror opening the file". I'm using Office 2003.

I can send the file to a coworker who uses Office 2007, and she canrecover the file and send it back to me.

Curiously, now all the variable values have been stripped out.

Is there a known issue with this combination of tools?

Thanks in advance,

GregSolidworksSolidworks Pdm enterprise Pdm