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Q185795: WD97: ErrMsg: "… Unable to Open the Data Source" Using ODBC

Article: Q185795
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97 kbmerge
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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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:

  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

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 kbmerge 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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