Access DDE error in Word

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lizziebg - 30 Jul 2004 11:48 GMT

I have a word merge document which calls a query in an
access database. It's worked for ages and has suddenly
stopped. Word hangs 'waiting for Microsoft Access to
Accept DDDE Commands. I'm using Access and Word 2000.
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 21 Aug 2004 12:12 GMT

Hi Lizziebg,

> I have a word merge document which calls a query in an
> access database. It's worked for ages and has suddenly
> stopped. Word hangs 'waiting for Microsoft Access to
> Accept DDDE Commands. I'm using Access and Word 2000.

If you set up a new document to merge, does that work?

And how about if you try to access a table, instead of a
query?

There's an option in Access that prevents DDE calls
(somewhere under Tools/Options). Are you sure that has not
been enabled?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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