Thanks Cetin.

>>Hi All
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>>Is it possible to use a connection string in word’s "OpenDataSource()" method like SQLSTRINGCONNECT() in VFP? I can't seem to get it to work but maybe I am doing something wrong.
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>>Thanks.
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>James,
>Forget it unless datasource is something like an Office member (ie: Access,Excel) or SQL server. It works in one version and bombs in another version. Search for discussions about it in older threads.
>Cetin