Hi,
I'm working on a Access database which generates some mails with mail merge called from VBA code in the Access database. The problem is that if I open a new Word document and start the mail merge (VBA), Word opens the same Access database (which is already open) to get the data. Is there any way to prevent this? So that the already opened instance of the database is used?
After some testing I get a strange behavior: If I open the Access database holding the SHIFT-Key the mail merge does not open an other Access instance of the same database. If I open the Access database without holding the key, I get the described behavior.
My mail merge VBA code:
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim word As word.Application
Dim Form As word.Document
Set word = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set Form = word.Documents.Open("tpl.doc")
With word
word.Visible = True
With .ActiveDocument.MailMerge
.MainDocumentType = wdMailingLabels
.OpenDataSource Name:= CurrentProject.FullName, ConfirmConversions:=False, _
ReadOnly:=False, LinkToSource:=False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", WritePasswordDocument:="", _
WritePasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, _
SQLStatement:="[MY QUERY]", _
SQLStatement1:="", _
SubType:=wdMergeSubTypeWord2000, OpenExclusive:=False
.Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
.Execute
.MainDocumentType = wdNotAMergeDocument
End With
End With
Form.Close False
Set Form = Nothing
Set word = Nothing
Exit_Error:
Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
word.Quit (False)
Set word = Nothing
' ...
End Sub
The whole thing is done with Access / Word 2003.
Update #1 It would also help if someone could tell me what the exact difference is between opening Access with or without the SHIFT-Key. And if it is possible to write some VBA code to enable the "features" so if the database is opened without the SHIFT-Key, it at least "simulates" it.
Cheers, Gregor