EditDataSource Method

Opens or switches to the mail merge data source.

expression.EditDataSource

expression    Required. An expression that returns a MailMerge object.

Remarks

If the data source is a Word document, this method opens the data source (or activates the data source if it's already open).

If Word is accessing the data through dynamic data exchange (DDE)— using an application such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access— this method displays the data source in that application.

Security  Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is an older technology that is not secure. If possible, use a more secure alternative to DDE, such as object linking and embedding (OLE).

If Word is accessing the data through open database connectivity (ODBC), this method displays the data in a Word document. Note that if Microsoft Query is installed, a message appears, providing the option to display Microsoft Query instead of converting data.

Example

This example opens or activates the data source attached to the document named "Sales.doc."

Documents("Sales.doc").MailMerge.EditDataSource
		

This example opens or activates the attached data source if the data source is a Word document.

Dim dsMain As MailMergeDataSource

Set dsMain = ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource
If dsMain.Type = wdMergeInfoFromWord Then
    ActiveDocument.MailMerge.EditDataSource
End If