WD97: Err: "Word Was Unable to Open the Data Source" Using ODBC

ID: Q185795

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Mail Merge command in Microsoft Word 97 by using a Microsoft Access 97 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 allowing you to enter the password, because the password 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, click to select the "Save password" check box in the Link Tables dialog box.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q101084
   TITLE     : ACC: Storing SQL Database Login IDs and Passwords Locally

   ARTICLE-ID: Q101375
   TITLE     : ACC: How to Query SQL Server Tables Without
               Linking/Attaching

Additional query words: sequel

Keywords          : kbdta word97 kbmerge mmhelp998 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999