I used this kind of code

*----------- OFFICE 2000 -----------*
.objName.ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource("C:\MyFile.xls", 0, .F., .F., .T., .F., "", "", .F., "", "", "Entire SpreadSheet", "", "")

*----------- OFFICE XP -----------*
.objName.ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource2000("C:\MyFile.xls", 1, .F., .F., .T., .F., "", "", .F., "", "", "", ;
"SELECT * FROM `MyFile$`", "")


>>Hi Michel
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>>I am working with a similar problem today, trying to automate the opendatasource() command to link with an excel file. (office 2003)
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>>I am using VFP 8.0 SP1.
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>>Were you able to come up with the correct syntax to make this operate correctly?
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>>I am struggling a bit with this one myself...
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>>I didn't see any replies to your message, sorry to reply with a question.
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>>>In a VFP procedure, I merge a Word document with an Excel data source.
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>>>In my Word document, I put some merge fields in the header and the footer.
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>>>It works fine with VFP7/8 and Office XP.
>>>
>>>With Office 2003, the merge fileds in the header and the footer do not merge.
>>>
>>>In the final document, they look like the merge fields expressions (i.e. «CompanyName» instead of the name in the database).
>>>
>>>However when I open the Word document and I merge it manually with the same Excel data source, it works fine.
>>>
>>>the command line to open the Excel data source I used is :
>>>OpenDataSource("C:\FOLDER\EXCELSOURCE.XLS", 1, .F., .F., .T., .F., "", "", .F., "", "", "", "SELECT * FROM `EXCELSOURCE$`", "")
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>
>>>Stéphan Laporte
>>>slaporte@analystik.ca
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>I was able to get my merge to work in office 2003 with an excel datasource. I do not know how to avoid the confirmation message about the datasource when the file is opened...
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>I used part of your code in my example - thanks...
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>Example of the code that works in office 2003:
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>oword=crea('word.application')
>oword.visible=.t.
>oword.documents.open('c:\ubs_vfp\source\mcustomer_notice.doc')
>oword.APPLICATION.activedocument.mailmerge.OpenDataSource('c:\ubs_vfp\source\mcustomer_notice.xls',,,.T.,,,,,,,,"Entire Spreadsheet")
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