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Problem with Mail Merge using VBA

I am trying to do a mail merge using the following code. The problem is the code executes but I get a dialog box asking me to confirm the Data Source. No matter which I choose the document does not populate. When I merge to the document through accesses merge utility I have no problems. I need this to merge without asking to confirm the data source as many people will be using this for many merges. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Steve

Private Sub MergeIt(strFilepath As String, strCriteria As String, intReportType As Integer)
   Dim objWord As Word.Document
   
On Error GoTo Err_MergeIt
   
   Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")
   ' Make Word visible
   objWord.Application.Visible = True
   
   'Set mail merge data source as current database
   If intReportType = 1 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:="C:\GIMS_HS\GIMS-HS-DEV.mdb", _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Fully", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully]Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 2 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Partial", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Partial]Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 3 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-NonFunded", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-NonFunded]Where " & strCriteria
   End If
   
   ' Execute the Mail Merge
   objWord.MailMerge.Execute
   Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")
   objWord.Application.Visible = True
   
Err_MergeIt_Exit:
   Exit Sub

Err_MergeIt:
   MsgBox "Error No: " & Err.Number & "; Description; " & Err.Description, , _
                     "frmfrmPrintAwardLetters_MergeIt"
   Resume Err_MergeIt_Exit
   

End Sub
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change this
-----------------------------------------------------v- need a space
SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully]Where " & strCriteria

to

SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully] Where " & strCriteria
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The document opens but still asks to confirm the data source and once the document is displayed access throughs the following error.
 

 
 

Doc1.doc
 If intReportType = 1 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:="C:\GIMS_HS\GIMS-HS-DEV.mdb", _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Fully", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully] Where " & strCriteria

      objWord.MailMerge.Execute   'add this line
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I have that further down in the code. Third line from the bottom

 'Set mail merge data source as current database
   If intReportType = 1 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:="C:\GIMS_HS\GIMS-HS-DEV.mdb", _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Fully", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully]Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 2 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Partial", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Partial]Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 3 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-NonFunded", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-NonFunded]Where " & strCriteria
   End If
   
   ' Execute the Mail Merge
  objWord.MailMerge.Execute
   Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")
   objWord.Application.Visible = True
this two line should be above your codes. i see that you have two sets of this two lines
remove the two at the bottom.
-------------------------------------
Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")
   objWord.Application.Visible = True
--------------------------------------






 Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")
   objWord.Application.Visible = True
 'Set mail merge data source as current database
   If intReportType = 1 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:="C:\GIMS_HS\GIMS-HS-DEV.mdb", _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Fully", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully] Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 2 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-Partial", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Partial] Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 3 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-NonFunded", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-NonFunded] Where " & strCriteria
   End If
   
   ' Execute the Mail Merge
  objWord.MailMerge.Execute
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When stepping through the code it never makes it to  "objWord.MailMerge.Execute" but goes to the confirm datasource right after the SQLStatement in the IF Statement.
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I am also getting the attached error.
Doc2.doc
change  Query  to Queries

Connection:="Query qryFundedAwards-NonFunded",
to

Connection:="Queries qryFundedAwards-NonFunded",
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Ok when stepping through the code at this Line 'Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")' I get word openning and asking for the data source confirmation. When the code gets to 'SQLStatement" the code goes to the error  code below.

Err_MergeIt:
   MsgBox "Error No: " & Err.Number & "; Description; " & Err.Description, , _
                     "frmPrintAwardLetters_MergeIt"

And I get the error message that I posted earlier.
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Sorry, I gave the wrong info in last posting***

When stepping through the code at this Line 'Set objWord = GetObject(strFilepath, "Word.document")' I get the first message box. When I click yes the code goes to the if statement and when it gets to 'SQLStatement"  I get the second message bax asking for the data source confirmation.I get the error code below no matter which option I select.

Err_MergeIt:
   MsgBox "Error No: " & Err.Number & "; Description; " & Err.Description, , _
                     "frmPrintAwardLetters_MergeIt"

Doc3.doc

Private Sub MergeIt(strFilepath As String, strCriteria As String, intReportType As Integer)
'ADD THIS LINE
Msgbox  strCriteria


post here the content of the message box
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Could part of the problem be that the document was originally set to the query so that when just openning the word document it wants to  get the data from the query automatically. And if so how do I set it up to not look for the query when openning up?
gemost,
could you try what i posted last.
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Sorry, I did not see your last post until now attached is the screen shot.
Doc4.doc
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Two of the merges seem to be working  but they open 2 instances of word the first has the  merge data of one record and the second actually shows the data related to the criteria I set forth in the code. How can I stop this. The third  keeps asking for the data source confirmation. I do not understand why this is happening because as I understand it the code below is the data source information I want to use for the merge,

   'Set mail merge data source as current database
   If intReportType = 1 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Queries qryFundedAwards-Fully", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Fully] Where " & strCriteria
'      objWord.MailMerge.Execute
   ElseIf intReportType = 2 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Queries qryFundedAwards-Partial", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-Partial] Where " & strCriteria
   ElseIf intReportType = 3 Then
      objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
      Name:=CurrentDb.Name, _
      LinkToSource:=True, _
      Connection:="Queries qryFundedAwards-NonFunded", _
      SQLStatement:="Select * from [qryFundedAwards-NonFunded] Where " & strCriteria
   End If
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