How to open a Word doc in VBA (2)

This is what I came up with, reading all the comments:

Public Function OpenWordDocument()

   Dim objWord As Object
   Dim objDoc As Object
   Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
   objWord.Visible = True
   Dim objDoc2 As Object
   Set objDoc2 = objWord.Documents.Open("C:\Celebrant Assist V3\User Report 1.docx")
   objDoc2.MailMerge.DataSource.ActiveRecord = wdLastRecord

End Function

If I comment out the last line, it opened an instance of Word containing the data from a test I did directly with Word, but it did not merge with the data in the table.  (There is only 1 record in the table).

If I leave the first line in, it gives a compile error: variable not defined.

Try to upload a sample database, with  the required test word documents, in one folder, demonstrating the issue.
This may invites other experts to understand the issue and contribute into its resolution.

Ok,
Here's my code for working with my mail merger

        
'open the mergedoc
        Dim oApp As Object
        Dim MlMrge As Object
        Set oApp = CreateObject(Class:="Word.Application")
        oApp.Visible = True
        'this will open a new document based on the path as a template.  Excellent
        'but it doesn't open it as a mail merge
        oApp.Documents.Add "U:\All Users\Templates\Field Repair Welding Procedure Merge.doc"
        Set MlMrge = oApp.ActiveDocument.MailMerge
        With MlMrge        
            'do the merge
            .OpenDataSource Name:="C:\temp\tblWeldProcData.xls", Connection:="DSN=Excel Files;DBQ=C:\temp\tblWeldProcData.xls;DriverId=1046;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;", SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM `tblWeldProcData`", SubType:=0 'wdMergeSubTypeOther
            .ViewMailMergeFieldCodes = 9999998 'wdToggle
            .Destination = 0 'wdSendToNewDocument
            .SuppressBlankLines = True
            With .DataSource
                .FirstRecord = 1 'wdDefaultFirstRecord
                .LastRecord = -16 'wdDefaultLastRecord
            End With
            .Execute (False)
        End With
        'save the merged doc
        oApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs "c:\temp\Repair Procedure Requests\" & Me.Parent.[wo#] & " RPR.doc"
        Dim Thedoc As Object
        'close the mergedoc and any children.
        For Each Thedoc In oApp.Documents
            If Thedoc.Name Like "document*" Then
                oApp.Documents(Thedoc.Name).Close False
            End If
        Next Thedoc
        oApp.Visible = True
        oApp.Quit
        Set oApp = nothing

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So, for you, you'll need to get all the elements in order
Open the app
  Dim oApp As Object
        Dim MlMrge As Object
        Set oApp = CreateObject(Class:="Word.Application")
        oApp.Visible = True
Open your existing merge document
Set objDoc2 = objWord.Documents.Open("C:\Celebrant Assist V3\User Report 1.docx")

Adapt the datasource to your requirements.  In code not shown, I blow the results of a query into Excel to use, and then throw away later.
'do the merge
            .OpenDataSource Name:="C:\temp\tblWeldProcData.xls", Connection:="DSN=Excel Files;DBQ=C:\temp\tblWeldProcData.xls;DriverId=1046;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;", SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM `tblWeldProcData`", SubType:=0 'wdMergeSubTypeOther
            .ViewMailMergeFieldCodes = 9999998 'wdToggle
            .SuppressBlankLines = True


Then you want to move to the last record
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
With Documents("Main.doc").MailMerge
    .ViewMailMergeFieldCodes = False
    .DataSource.ActiveRecord = wdLastRecord
End With

And show it
oApp.Visible = True
oApp.UserControl = True

Make sense? Try it and post your results

Thank you both.  My aplogies for not closing this sooner.