Are these documents actually Word templates, or do they have attached
templates that are also attached to the same data source? if so, try
removing the data source from the template.

Are you seeing any messages about executing SQL, or just a message that the
data source cannot be found, some other message, or no message at all when
the mail merge main document is opened? I don't have enough info. to tell if
it is relevant, but it may also be worth checking out the following KB
article:

"Opening This Will Run the Following SQL Command" Message When You Open a
Word Document"
at
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=825765


Peter Jamieson

"Jim Snively" wrote in message
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I have several mail merge documents that use an access database table as a
data source. We recently moved from Office 97 to Office 2003 and it seems
the location of the data source and the record selection criteria are not
being saved with the (shell) document. Can anyone help me get this
information linked with the saved shell document?

Thanks,

Jim Snively