I assume from your code that you are manually attaching the datasource to
the mailmerge main document.

That being the case, from the Tools menu in Word, select Options and then go
to the General tab and check the box against "Confirm conversions at open."
After you do this, when you attach the data source to the mail merge main
document, you will be given a number of options for the method by which the
connection should be made. Selecting the DDE option will probably overcome
your
problem.


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Hope this helps.

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I have a problem with a mail merge procedure I used to use with Access
'97.

We recently converted to Office XP (2002) and I now have an issue I am
unfamilliar with and have been unable to resolve.

I am trying to merge individual records into seperate mail merge word
docs. In the past I linked my word files directly to the tables and
then simply changed the QueryString of the merge file for the
particular record I need to create a file for.

Here is a sample of the code I used in the past.

************************************************** *****************
Private Sub Command0_Click()

Dim w As Word.Application
Dim m As MailMerge
Dim mm As MailMergeDataSource
Dim d As Word.Document
Dim rst1 As dao.Recordset

Set rst1 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("tblMergeData")

Do Until rst1.EOF
Set w = New Word.Application
w.Visible = True
Set d = w.Documents.Open("H:\My Documents\MyLetter.doc")
Set m = d.MailMerge
Set mm = d.MailMerge.DataSource

'I Get the error
'[ Run Time Error '5852':
'Requested object is not available ]
'on the next line. This code was not a problem in Office '97

mm.QueryString = "SELECT * FROM tblMergeData WHERE MergeF1 = '"
& rst1!myfield & "'"

m.Execute
Set mm = Nothing
Set m = Nothing
d.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
Set d = w.Documents("Form Letters1")
d.SaveAs ("H:\My Documents\MyLetter" & rst1!Myfield1 & ".doc")
d.Close
w.Quit
Set w = Nothing
rst1.MoveNext
Loop

End Sub

************************************************** *************

Please note, I do realise I could change the source of my mail merge
file to a query and just change the SQL of my Query, however I have
several documents that use this method and would like to preserve the
process if at all possible.

I appreciate any thoughts.

Mike

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