OpenHeaderSource Method

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Attaches a mail merge header source to the specified document.

Note   When a header source is attached, the first record in the header source is used in place of the header record in the data source.

Syntax

expression.OpenHeaderSource(Name, Format, ConfirmConversions, ReadOnly, AddToRecentFiles, PasswordDocument, PasswordTemplate, Revert, WritePasswordDocument, WritePasswordTemplate)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a MailMerge object.

Name   Required String. The file name of the header source.

Format   Optional Variant. The file converter used to open the document. Can be one of the following WdOpenFormat constants: wdOpenFormatAllWord, wdOpenFormatAuto, wdOpenFormatDocument, wdOpenFormatEncodedText, wdOpenFormatRTF, wdOpenFormatTemplate, wdOpenFormatText, wdOpenFormatUnicodeText, or wdOpenFormatWebPages. The default value is wdOpenFormatAuto.

To specify an external file format, use the OpenFormat property with a FileConverter object to determine the value to use with this argument.

ConfirmConversions   Optional Variant. True to display the Convert File dialog box if the file isn't in Word format.

ReadOnly   Optional Variant. True to open the header source on a read-only basis.

AddToRecentFiles   Optional Variant. True to add the file name to the list of recently used files at the bottom of the File menu.

PasswordDocument   Optional Variant. The password required to open the header source document.

PasswordTemplate   Optional Variant. The password required to open the header source template.

Revert   Optional Variant. Controls what happens if Name is the file name of an open document. True to discard any unsaved changes to the open document and reopen the file; False to activate the open document.

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

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