IsDataSourceConnected Property
True if the specified publication is connected to a data source. Read-only.
expression.IsDataSourceConnected
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
A publication must be connected to a valid data source to perform a mail merge or catalog merge.
Example
The following example tests whether the publication is connected to a data source and, if it is not, specifies and connects a data source to the publication. (Note that PathToFile must be replaced with a valid file path, and TableName with a valid data source table name, for this example to execute properly.)
Dim strDataSource As String
Dim strDataSourceTable As String
'Specify data source and table name
strDataSource = "PathToFile"
strDataSourceTable = "TableName"
'Connect to a datasource
If Not (ThisDocument.IsDataSourceConnected) Then
ThisDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource strDataSource, , strDataSourceTable
End If