Solved: Macro to Run a Mail Merge

[Anne Troy]

Assuming that I have a mail merge file already set up to run with my Access database, how can I run that from my database? Assume file name is c:\My Documents\mymerge.doc

Thanks!!

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Create a query in the db containing the data required, then use that query as the data source for your doc. You shouldn't have to run anything from within the db.

HTH

[___]

Or did you mean open the .doc?

[Anne Troy]

Actually, the user wants to run the mail merge from the DB, not the doc...see? We're assuming that the mail merge is already set up to the appropriate table/query/whatever.

[___]

To open the .doc from a form in the db, I'd use the Follow Hyperlink method in the Onclick event of a button.
[vba]
Application.FollowHyperlink "c:\My Documents\mymerge.doc", , True, True
[/vba]
HTH

[Anne Troy]

Okay. I've advised the asker to record a macro to run the mail merge, put that code into the Document_Open, and save the doc file.

Then to create a command button and put that code behind it.

Thanks!!