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access 2010 and word 2010 mailmerge using vba

I am trying to initiate a Word 2010 mailmerge from Access 2010 that would:
- Run query in Access that run a make table
- Use a specific Word template
- Execute mailmerge that opens document based on template and links to my table
- Keep only the resulting mailmerge document open and close other docs based on the template

When I run the code below, the query seems to run and Word opens, but Word runs very slow -- almost as if there is some merging or activity taking place in the background. This happens even if I am merging only one record. It seems almost as if the code is not releasing the word document so I can click on the File menu to save, etc. It's literally stuck and the only way for me to exit it to click the close "X" at the top right corner of the Word doc to close the document.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any insights. Code used is below.

Private Sub cmdMergeIT_Click()

DoCmd.SetWarnings False

DoCmd.OpenQuery "Art Docket Recommendations Word", acViewNormal

DoCmd.SetWarnings True

   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objApp As Word.Application
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objWord As Word.Document
        '
        Dim ObjWord2 As Word.Document
        '
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Set objApp = New Word.Application
   'For use as TEMPLATE on GRD Server - added from EE
        Set objWord = objApp.Documents.Add("K:\DUG\Templates\docketcharttemplate_newlayout_portrait.dot")
   ' Make Word visible.
        objWord.Application.Visible = True
   
   ' Set the mail merge data source as the DUG Access Database

   objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
     Name:="C:\Users\HT\My Documents\Gifts\DUG.mde", _
     LinkToSource:=True, _
       Connection:="TABLE tblDocketRecommendations", _
       SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM [tblDocketRecommendations]"

   'Execute the mail merge.
   objWord.MailMerge.Execute
'=========================================================
' code  to close mail merge doc based on template
  For Each ObjWord2 In objApp.Documents
    If ObjWord2.Name = "Document1" Then
      ObjWord2.Close False
    End If
  Next

End Sub

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GrahamSkan

The most obvious thing is that you seem to be leaving the Word application that you have just created. There is a risk that you will have multiple Word applications open. This can create conflicts in Word. The modification below uses any existing instance in preference to creating a new one.

'...
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        On Error Resume Next
            Set objApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
        On Error GoTo 0
        If objApp Is Nothing Then
            Set objApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
        End If
   'For use as TEMPLATE on GRD Server - added from EE
'...

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htamraz1

ASKER

Thanks GrahamSkan

Would you please include your code snippet with my previously sent code and resend the entire update (mine plus yours)

GrahamSkan

I tried to indicate the position of the code by bracketing it with your comments, but here it is in place.

Private Sub cmdMergeIT_Click()

DoCmd.SetWarnings False

DoCmd.OpenQuery "Art Docket Recommendations Word", acViewNormal

DoCmd.SetWarnings True

   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objApp As Word.Application
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objWord As Word.Document
        '
        Dim ObjWord2 As Word.Document
        '
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        On Error Resume Next
            Set objApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
        On Error GoTo 0
        If objApp Is Nothing Then
            Set objApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
        End If
   'For use as TEMPLATE on GRD Server - added from EE
        Set objWord = objApp.Documents.Add("K:\DUG\Templates\docketcharttemplate_newlayout_portrait.dot")
   ' Make Word visible.
        objWord.Application.Visible = True
   
   ' Set the mail merge data source as the DUG Access Database

   objWord.MailMerge.OpenDataSource _
     Name:="C:\Users\HT\My Documents\Gifts\DUG.mde", _
     LinkToSource:=True, _
       Connection:="TABLE tblDocketRecommendations", _
       SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM [tblDocketRecommendations]"

   'Execute the mail merge.
   objWord.MailMerge.Execute
'=========================================================
' code  to close mail merge doc based on template
  For Each ObjWord2 In objApp.Documents
    If ObjWord2.Name = "Document1" Then
      ObjWord2.Close False
    End If
  Next

End Sub

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The Mail Merge main document is not usually a template, because merge execution doesn't modify the document so it can simply be closed.
You can use a select query as an input, so if you create a Select version of your query, you can set it as the datasource at the document design time. That way you can get away with little or no code

Private Sub cmdMergeIT2_Click()

   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objApp As Word.Application
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        Dim objWord As Word.Document
        '
   'For use as TEMPLATE
        On Error Resume Next
            Set objApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
        On Error GoTo 0
        If objApp Is Nothing Then
            Set objApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
        End If
   'Open the main document
        Set objWord = objApp.Documents.Open("K:\DUG\Templates\docketcharttemplate_newlayout_portrait.doc")
   ' Make Word visible.
    objWord.Application.Visible = True
   'execute h
    objWord.MailMerge.Execute
'=========================================================
' code  to close mail merge main doc
    objWord.Close False

End Sub

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htamraz1

ASKER

Thank you. This is helpful, but did not quite resolve the issue. I have gotten a little closer though. Perhaps you shed some light here.

I notice a strange and unexplained behavior that when Word 2010 opens in MAXIMIZED screen mode, I cannot click on any of the top menus (e.g. File, Home, Insert, etc.). However, when I restore the screen size, I can access the menus. This behavior is bizarre and unexplained. Have you ever heard of this?

It would be a plus to make sure the Word instance that opens is not in MAXIMIZED mode. If we can resolve this, I would be happy to put this post to rest.

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htamraz1

ASKER

In my case objApp.WindowState = wdWindowStateMinimize did the trick. The issue no longer happens after I added this to the code.

Thanks for your help and pointing me in the right direction.