From: nt_consulting64@yahoo.com   
      
   "Geoff"  wrote in message   
   news:loSdnXDLLf59o53bnZ2dnUVZ8sGvnZ2d@brightview.com...   
   > Really not too sure what I am doing.  I would like to launch MS Word from   
   > VB6 so that it will mail- merge with a comma delimited text file  called   
   > Data.txt.  The code below launches MS Word but how to invoke the merge   
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   > VB .. don't know   
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   > Many thanks Geoff   
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   > Private Sub Command1_Click()   
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   > On Error GoTo Err_merge_Click   
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   > 'Load the mail merge document as an object   
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   > Dim objWord As Object   
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   >    Set objWord = GetObject("E:\Word\VB\Merge.doc")   
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   > 'Make Word visible   
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   >    objWord.Application.Visible = True   
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   > Exit Sub   
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   > Err_merge_Click:   
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   > MsgBox Err.Description   
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   > End Sub   
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   "How to automate Word with Visual Basic to create a Mail Merge"   
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285332   
      
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   -ralph   
      
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