Cindy:

There are no add-ins I am aware of. However, I did create these using Word
2000 and we recently switched to XP and Word 2003 in my shop. Could there be
some quirks involved in 2003 format compared to 2000?

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote:

Hi ?B?REw=?=,

It does happen with all documents and when in safe mode it produces an SQL
error but then the document loads and operates as it should.

the SQL message (not error) is correct behavior if you've never changed the
registry setting to disable this security measure.

the fact that you're apparently NOT seeing this otherwise is a confirmation
that the data sources are no longer connected when the documents are closed.

Since they remain connected when you start in Safe Mode, it means there's
most likely an Addin installed on this system that's doing something
(disconnecting the data sources? opening the mail merge documents?) involved
in the behavior.

Are you using some kind of Addin, that you know of?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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