Microsoft KB Archive/211236

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WD2000: Error Message: "Word Was Unable to Open the Data Source" Using ODBC

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ID: Q211236

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2000

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Mail Merge command in Microsoft Word 2000 by using a Microsoft Access 2000 query with ODBC as a data source and the database table is a SQL Server link table, the following error message may appear:

Word was unable to open the data source.

CAUSE
When you use ODBC, you do not receive a dialog box that allows you to enter the password, because the password that is needed to open your SQL data source is not passed through Microsoft Access to the SQL server.

RESOLUTION
When you insert the link table in the Microsoft Access database, select the Save password check box in the Link Tables dialog box.

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q101084 ACC: Storing SQL Database Login IDs and Passwords Locally" "Q101375 ACC: How to Query SQL Server Tables Without Linking/Attaching" Additional query words: sequel

Keywords : kbdta kbmerge wd2000

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbprb

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