I wonder if anyone can help.

I realise my programming logic is flawed, but any help of a different
approach would be grate-fully received.

I'm writing a routine in VBA that mail merges Word from an Access
database, and obviously creates another merged document.

What I want to do is close the original document (taking with it the
instance of Access that has been opened).

I can successfully do this, but when returned to the new document the
VBA environment has frozen because End Sub hasn't been executed.

ie

Set MergeDoc = ActiveDocument
.
.
.

MergeDoc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
End Sub

Has anyone got any ideas how to close this original document without
causing a hang?

TIA

Steve

(I realise this method is horrible programming practice, but I'm
really stuck)