CreateDataSource Method

Applies To

MailMerge object.

Description

Creates a Word document that uses a table to store data for a mail merge. The new data source is attached to the specified document, which becomes a main document if it's not one already.

Syntax

expression.CreateDataSource(Name, PasswordDocument, WritePasswordDocument,
ú HeaderRecord, MSQuery, SQLStatement, SQLStatement1, Connection, LinkToSource)

expression Required. An expression that returns a MailMerge object.

Name Optional Variant. The path and file name for the new data source.

PasswordDocument Optional Variant. The password required to open the new data source.

WritePasswordDocument Optional Variant. The password required to save changes to the data source.

HeaderRecord Optional Variant. Field names for the header record. If this argument is omitted, the standard header record is used: "Title, FirstName, LastName, JobTitle, Company, Address1, Address2, City, State, PostalCode, Country, HomePhone, WorkPhone." To separate field names in Windows, use the list separator specified in Regional Settings in Control Panel.

MSQuery Optional Variant. True to launch Microsoft Query, if it's installed (Windows only). The FileName, PasswordDoc, and HeaderRecord arguments are ignored.

SQLStatement Optional Variant. Defines query options for retrieving data.

SQLStatement1 Optional Variant. If the query string is longer than 255 characters, SQLStatement specifies the first portion of the string, and SQLStatement1 specifies the second portion.

Connection Optional Variant. A range within which the query specified by SQLStatement will be performed. How you specify the range depends on how data is retrieved. For example:

  • When retrieving data through ODBC (Windows only), you specify a connection string.
  • When retrieving data from Microsoft Excel using dynamic data exchange (DDE), you specify a named range.
  • When retrieving data from Microsoft Access (Windows only), you specify the word "Table" or "Query" followed by the name of a table or query.
LinkToSource Optional Variant. True to perform the query specified by Connection and SQLStatement each time the main document is opened.

See Also

InsertDatabase method, OpenDataSource method, UseAddressBook method.

Example

This example creates a new data source document named "Data.doc" and attaches the data source to the active document. The new data source includes a five-column table that has the field names specified by the HeaderRecord argument.

ActiveDocument.MailMerge.CreateDataSource Name:="C:\My Documents\Data.doc", _
    HeaderRecord:="Name, Address, City, State, Zip"