Application.MailMergeDataSourceLoad Event (Word)
Occurs when the data source is loaded for a mail merge.
Syntax
expression .Private Sub object_MailMergeDataSourceLoad(ByVal Doc As Document)
expression A variable that represents an Application object that has been declared with events in a class module. For information about using events with the Application object, see Using Events with the Application Object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Doc |
Required |
Document |
The mail merge main document. |
Example
This example displays a message with the data source file name when the data source starts loading. This example assumes that you have declared an application variable called MailMergeApp in your general declarations and have set the variable equal to the Word Application object.
Private Sub MailMergeApp_MailMergeDataSourceLoad(ByVal Doc As Document)
Dim strDSName As String
Dim intDSLength As Integer
Dim intDSStart As Integer
'Extract from the Name property only the file name
intDSLength = Len(Doc.MailMerge.DataSource.Name)
intDSStart = InStrRev(Doc.MailMerge.DataSource.Name, "\")
intDSStart = intDSLength - intDSStart
strDSName = Right(Doc.MailMerge.DataSource.Name, intDSStart)
'Deliver a message to user when data source is loading
MsgBox "Your data source, " & strDSName & ", is now loading."
End Sub