Data merge skipping first 3 records

[Phil_Taz@adobeforums.com]

Hi All,

I have a 4 up card (on one indesign page) with a different name in each card, I have set up a data merge source file with 12 columns and I am reading cols 1,2,3 into the first card 4,5,6 into the second card etc.

Problem is that it wont read the first 3 columns of the first line of the source document. It reads the rest of the source correctly as far as I can see, but skips the first three columns of the first line only.....

The interesting thing is that there are 12 data fields on the page and it skips 3 (puts the second set of three fields in the first three places) so the problem seems to be in InDesign since that is working in 3's whereas the source file is in 12's.

Has anyone come across this before?

[Phil_Taz@adobeforums.com]

Further info...when I resaved and reloaded files, it started skipping another 3 entries and then again, so each time I relink to the data source, I lose 3 more records (each 3 are in one text block in InDesign)

InDesign 4.02 (sorry)

[Phil_Taz@adobeforums.com]

The case is solved!
Always need to include header row in excel....should have thought of that first!